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Re-contact rates with a UK ambulance service following paramedic referral to a falls prevention service for those aged ≥ 65 years: a retrospective cohort study

Scott, Jamie
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Emergency Medical Services
 Accidental Falls
 Allied Health Personnel
 Referral and Consultation
 Re-contact Rates
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British Paramedic Journal
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Publications - Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/1322
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10.29045/14784726.2020.09.5.2.18
Abstract
Falls in older populations constitute a large proportion of the workload for UK ambulance services, and cost the NHS over £2.3 billion per year. A large proportion of older fallers are not conveyed to an emergency department (ED), representing a vulnerable group of patients. New pathways have been developed for paramedics to refer this group directly to falls prevention services. Abstract published with permission.
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