OBJECTIVE: To provide a detailed description of the current UK ambulance service provision for older people who fall. METHOD: National survey of UK ambulance services. RESULTS: 11/13 Ambulance services (84.6%) participated in this national survey. CONCLUSION: This survey has highlighted the need for robust evidence to inform policy, service and practice development to improve the care of this vulnerable population.
OBJECTIVE: To provide a detailed description of the current UK ambulance service provision for older people who fall. METHOD: National survey of UK ambulance services. RESULTS: 11/13 Ambulance services (84.6%) participated in this national survey. CONCLUSION: This survey has highlighted the need for robust evidence to inform policy, service and practice development to improve the care of this vulnerable population.
Authors: Helen Anne Snooks; Ben Carter; Jeremy Dale; Theresa Foster; Ioan Humphreys; Philippa Anne Logan; Ronan Anthony Lyons; Suzanne Margaret Mason; Ceri James Phillips; Antonio Sanchez; Mushtaq Wani; Alan Watkins; Bridget Elizabeth Wells; Richard Whitfield; Ian Trevor Russell Journal: PLoS One Date: 2014-09-12 Impact factor: 3.240