Urinary incontinence can be linked to increased falls. It’s important if you are experiencing incontinence to discuss it with your Healthcare Professional so that a management plan can be tailored for you and put in place. #FallsAwarenessWeek Sharon Slattery DoN leah walker

Day 4 - Falls Awareness Week saw Falls & the Incontinence Group collaborate & deliver Falls/Incontinence MDT simulation education. Great participation from Allied Health Staff, Medical Interns & the Staff on 4Ward St James's Hospital. #MDT. Sharon Slattery DoN leah walker Niamh Murphy

Good balance is essential in the fight against falls. You will see great results if you practice this exercise daily. Sharon Slattery DoN Niamh Murphy @physiotutorium

Exercise is crucial for improving strength and balance, which greatly reduces falls. As part of #FallsAwarenessWeek, we're bringing you a daily #MovetoImprove exercise. Today’s exercise focuses on 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. #ThinkFalls #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek

We're celebrating #FallsAwarenessWeek this week & our theme for the week is 'From Awareness to Action'. In this video, bit.ly/3Rynyxl, some of our key stakeholders give some helpful tips on what action can be taken to prevent falls. #ThinkFalls #Patientsafety

Day 5 #FallsAwarenessWeek St James's Hospital saw the delivery of our final Falls/Incontinence simulation at the HCA Networking and Education Study Day. Excellent participation & interaction from the group. #MDT #PatientSafety Sharon Slattery DoN leah walker @DeborahODeaCNM3 Sharon O Hara

A fitting way to end a great Falls Awareness week with a strength & balance class with patients in Creative Life St James's Hospital. Led by Physio Student Conor & supported by Physio Aisling it was fantastic to see great patient participation. #FallsAwarenessWeek #MoveToImprove

Congratulations to Kilmainham ward 👏St James's Hospital who were awarded the Best Overall Falls Awareness Campaign. The ward was full of falls prevention advice & staff delivered 1:1 patient fall’s education. Quality board showed great improvements. #FallsAwarenessWeek

Congratulations to Victor Synge Ward (Medical), Rialto Ward (MedEL) & Colles Ward (Surgical) who were selected by our judges as having the best Falls Awareness Campaigns in their specialties 👏. Incredible to see such falls creativity. #FallsAwarenessWeek #PatientSafety #Teamwork

Best Falls Awareness Campaign St James's Hospital had honorable mentions for both Private 1 Ward and St. Kevin’s Ward. It was amazing to see all the falls campaign’s throughout the week. Well done to all who participated. The real winner 🏆 was Falls Awareness & Patient Safety.

My highlights of #FallsAwarenessWeek St James's Hospital are increased Falls Awareness ✅ Patient participation ✅ MDT teamwork ✅ Fun ✅. Thanks to everyone for all the support & a great week. #ThinkFalls #MoveToImprove

Irish gerontology conference 2023- delighted to present a poster for falls and syncope patient satisfaction survey St James Hospital #sjh

Delighted to have my Falls poster accepted for the @DMHospitalGroup conference today highlighting the fantastic creative wards Falls Awareness campaigns St James's Hospital during Falls Awareness Week 2023. Sharon Slattery DoN

This week, we're celebrating #FallsAwarenessWeek & our theme for the week is 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. In this video, bit.ly/3Xzhg1O, some of our key stakeholders explain why falls awareness is so important. #ThinkFalls #PatientSafety

And we’re off to a great start .. Falls Awareness Week starts with its “All about Balance” breakfast bags … looking forward to a great week! St James's Hospital Lisa Byrne (Marren) She/Her Siobhan Part

A great week of raising Awareness for patients & staff .. and it’s only Thursday!! “It’s All About Balance” … Thank you all 🌸🌟 Judges 🥇, MDT participants, Patients, Falls Management Committee.. St James's Hospital

Looking forward to a fantastic SJH Nursing Conference. The excitement is building St James's Hospital Sharon Slattery DoN Julie O' Grady HSE Dublin and Midlands

And so we are off. Opening address from Sharon Slattery #SJH Nursing Conference Sharon Slattery DoN St James's Hospital Julie O' Grady

A wonderful presentation and talk delivered by Adam Harris #AsIAm #SJHNursingConference Celebrating the conference theme of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) St James's Hospital Sharon Slattery DoN Julie O' Grady HSE Dublin and Midlands AsIAm

A full audience to hear PJ Gallagher share his life story. Really inspiring and thought provoking. #SJHNursingConference St James's Hospital Sharon Slattery DoN Julie O' Grady PJ Gallagher