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Aug 2022
Last Updated: 10/08/2022
Harrogate hospital introduces yellow socks for fall victims
The scheme allows staff and visitors to identify patients who require extra assistance with their mobility.
Harrogate District Hospital has started issuing yellow socks to victims of falls.
The scheme, which has been introduced by other hospitals, allows staff and visitors to identify patients who require extra assistance with their mobility.
Under the scheme, if a Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust patient is admitted having previously fallen, they will be automatically given a pair of non-slip yellow socks.
Katie Butterworth, falls specialist and corporate nurse at the trust, said:
“The bright colour of the socks let both staff and visitors know that a patient who is wearing them may need assistance when walking and could be a potential fall risk.
“We would like all staff to see (yellow socks), think (extra assistance) and then act (review falls risk assessment).”
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