{"id":6424,"date":"2017-12-07T10:36:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T10:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stockportccg.nhs.uk\/practicehub\/?page_id=6424"},"modified":"2019-02-19T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T11:35:20","slug":"steady-in-stockport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stockportpracticehub.co.uk\/practicehub\/local-services\/steady-in-stockport\/","title":{"rendered":"Steady in Stockport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Stockport Together programme, Stockport now has its very own falls prevention and bone health improvement service; Steady in Stockport. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the service<b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<h4>Who is Steady in Stockport for?<\/h4>\n<p>The falls service will work with older people who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Had a near miss \/ first time faller<\/li>\n<li>Want advice on falls prevention<\/li>\n<li>Have loss of confidence \/ fear of falling<\/li>\n<li>Need a full multi-factorial \/ environmental assessment and have not been seen by another rehabilitation service yet<\/li>\n<li>Would benefit from osteoporosis management, bone health improvement and fracture prevention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bone health service will work with people predominantly over 50+ who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have had a fragility fracture<\/li>\n<li>Would benefit from support with medication management regarding osteoporosis treatment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What does the service offer?<\/h4>\n<p>The service focuses on falls prevention and bone health improvement, and offers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multi-factorial falls assessments<\/li>\n<li>education, public awareness and drop in sessions<\/li>\n<li>one to one therapy interventions<\/li>\n<li>bone health assessments (not until February 2018)<\/li>\n<li>osteoporosis treatment in the first 12 months after diagnosis (not until February 2018).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Who makes up the team?<\/h4>\n<p>The Steady in Stockport team includes fracture liaison nurses, an occupational therapist, a physiotherapist and support workers, and has close links with hospital consultants.<\/p>\n<h4>How do I refer to the service?<\/h4>\n<p>To make a referral, complete the referral form below and send this to <a href=\"mailto:snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net\">snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockportccg.nhs.uk\/assets\/templates\/SteadyinStockport_Falls_BoneHealth_V2_Jan-18.rtf\">Steady in Stockport Referral Form <\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Please note this document can be uploaded directly into your EMIS system so that fields will pre-populate)<\/p>\n<p>Please note that you should not make a referral if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>an urgent response is required. In this instance, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockportccg.nhs.uk\/practicehub\/local-services\/crisis-response-team\/\">Crisis Response Team<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"dl-template\">\n    <a class=\"download-link filetype-icon filetype-doc\"\n       title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stockportpracticehub.co.uk\/practicehub\/download\/6613\/?tmstv=1776439390\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n        Steady in Stockport Referral Flowchart    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Where can I find further information?<\/h4>\n<p>For more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net\">snt-tr.steadyinstockport@nhs.net<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycaremychoice.org.uk\/steady-in-stockport\">https:\/\/www.mycaremychoice.org.uk\/steady-in-stockport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n   ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Stockport Together programme, Stockport now has its very own falls prevention and bone health improvement service; Steady in Stockport. 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