Steady in Stockport

As part of the Stockport Together programme, Stockport now has its very own falls prevention and bone health improvement service; Steady in Stockport. Here’s what you need to know about the service:

Who is Steady in Stockport for?

The falls service will work with older people who:

• Had a near miss / first time faller
• Want advice on falls prevention
• Have loss of confidence / fear of falling
• Need a full multi-factorial / environmental assessment and have not been seen by another rehabilitation service yet
• Would benefit from osteoporosis management, bone health improvement and fracture prevention

The bone health service will work with people predominantly over 50+ who:

• Have had a fragility fracture
• Would benefit from support with medication management regarding osteoporosis treatment

What does the service offer?

The service focuses on falls prevention and bone health improvement, and offers

• Multi-factorial falls assessments
• education, public awareness and drop in sessions
• one to one therapy interventions
• bone health assessments (not until February 2018)
• osteoporosis treatment in the first 12 months after diagnosis (not until February 2018).

Who makes up the team?

The Steady in Stockport team includes fracture liaison nurses, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and support workers, and has close links with hospital consultants.

How do I refer to the service?

To make a referral, complete the referral form below and send this to snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net.

Steady in Stockport Referral Form

(Please note this document can be uploaded directly into your EMIS system so that fields will pre-populate)

Please note that you should not make a referral if:

• the person is already been seen by another rehabilitation service, for example Active Recovery, the Adult Community Therapy Team, or the hospital specialist Falls and Fracture Service
• an urgent response is required. In this instance, contact the Crisis Response Team.

Where can I find further information?

For more information, contact snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net or 0161 835 6701 (Monday-Friday, 8.30-16.30). You can also take a look at the Steady in Stockport pages of the My Care My Choice website https://www.mycaremychoice.org.uk/steady-in-stockport.

The webpages are also meant for the public and you could consider to include a link on your GP practice website to these pages with falls awareness and bone health improvement information.