A selection of information and useful resources that you may find helpful
Walking frame development
Equipment provider NRS Healthcare’s walking frame, ‘Walk Safe’, based on a collaboration with the University of Salford and Innovate UK, improves stability and reduces fall risk, says the company, and ‘solves many problems with traditional front-wheeled walking frames or traditional Zimmer frames.’
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NICE falls guidance
Draft updated guidance from NICE on assessing and preventing falls in older people and people aged 50 and over at higher risk is out for consultation.
Evidence maps
New from the free Patient Experience Library - read about the areas of the evidence base that have been mapped and use the maps to explore the evidence for yourself.
CAHPR launch
The Community for Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR) has launched a new website.
MSK evidence gap
From NIHR / Innovation Observatory, Emerging Technologies for Improving Musculoskeletal Health: An Evidence Gap Map.
Pain decisions
NHS England has published a ‘decision aid’ for people aged 16 years and over with chronic primary pain, to allow them to consider different options that could help them live well with pain.
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