Falls prevention
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Weblink for Falls prevention service: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/services/hospital-services/falls-prevention-service/
Anglesey
Telephone: 03000 843410 / 03000 853132
Email: BCU.FallsReferralsMon@wales.nhs.uk
Gwynedd
Telephone: 03000 851589
Email: BCU.FallsReferralsWest@wales.nhs.uk
Conwy
Telephone: 0300 456 1111
Email: BCU.FallsReferralsConwy@wales.nhs.uk
Denbighshire
Telephone: 0300 456 1000
Email: BCU.FallsReferralsDenbighshire@wales.nhs.uk
Wrexham and Flintshire
Telephone: 03000 859942
Email: BCU.FallsReferralsEast@wales.nhs.uk
Powys Teaching Health Board
Weblink for Falls prevention service:
https://pthb.nhs.wales/services/adult-and-older-peoples-community-services/falls-prevention-service/
Email: Powys.Fallspreventionqueries@wales.nhs.uk
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Carmarthenshire:
Email: proactivefallspreventionprogramme@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Cardiff & Vale UHB
Stay Steady is a self-referral service either via email or phone, we do not accept clinician referrals.
02921 832552 (voicemail) or email staysteady.cardiff@wales.nhs.uk
This is to ensure the patient is engaged with the service we offer. We offer phone consultation which may be followed up by a face to face consultation if required. We aim to identify potential falls risks and work with the client to reduce these. Suitable patients are normally mobile. able to access their community and do not have care needs. We do not offer home assessments/visits.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg
Rhondda Cynon Taf
RCT refer people to their GP to access the frailty team. However we can refer people into the Don’t Fall For It scheme.
Bridgend
Patients have to go through their GP.
Aneurin Bevan
Gwent Frailty is a multi-disciplinary service within the Primary Care and Community Services Division in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the five Gwent Local Authority Social Care Services, centred on providing patients with care and/or treatment closer to home and promoting patient independence.
The aims of the service are to:
- Reduce unnecessary hospital admissions by providing safe alternate pathways
- Minimising hospital stays by facilitating early hospital discharges
Opening Hours: 8:00am – 8:00pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
https://abuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/community-services/frailty/
Tel. No.: 01633 744284
Email: ABB_GPOOHFrailtyAdmin@wales.nhs.uk
Monmouthshire
Duty Desk North Monmouthshire: MonnowFISH@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Duty Desk South Monmouthshire: chepstowduty@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Age Cymru
For more information about falls prevention, Age Cymru has lots of helpful advice:
https://www.agecymru.wales/our-work/promoting-health-and-wellbeing/falls/
Care and Repair Cymru
People could also refer into their local Care & Repair Cymru agency with a falls referral.
Their Managing Better service helps you reduce risk of falls and injury at home
A full list of Care and Repair agencies can be found here: