Falls and Balance

Ageing is a global concern. This issue looks at how initiatives and learning across geographical boundaries can help to improve the health of older people, both close to home and internationally. This content is limited to members only.

These guidelines were developed by the World Falls Task Force, which assembled 96 multidisciplinary experts from 39 countries across 5 continents, with representation from 36 scientific and academic societies, including the BGS. 

These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.

This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.

The SW Thames Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 20 May 2021

The Northern Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 24 March 2021

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the investigation and management of falls in the last phase of life.

This NIHR CLAHRC toolkit provides a suite of resources that commissioners can use to plan, implement and monitor the FaME programme.

The Royal College of Physicians Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) has developed a series of patient and public centred resources to support better care.