Over 1,400 elderly people in Dundee have been emergency admissions to hospital after falling in the past three years
16 November 2009
Marlyn Glen has received information from the Scottish Government showing that a total of over 1,400 elderly people in Dundee have been emergency hospital admissions as a result of a fall over the latest three years.( 2005-08)
In 2005-06, the number was 465, rising in 2006-07 to 502 and rising again slightly in 2007-08 to 507.
For individual communities in Dundee, the numbers read :
West End ( Westend, Logie and Blackness, Perth Road, Balgay ) 198
Broughty Ferry ( Broughty Ferry West , Broughty Ferry East, West Ferry, Barnhill ) 245
Lochee ( Lochee, Menzieshill, Charleston ) 163
Kirkton, Downfield Ardler and St. Mary’s ( Kirkton, Ardler Downfield and St. Mary’s ) 130
Hilltown ( Hilltown ) 74
Douglas ( Douglas) 86
Whitfield ( Whitfield) 22
Fintry ( Fintry ) 41
Ms. Glen contacted NHS Tayside after a Parliamentary question revealed that the three Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) in Tayside - Dundee , Perth and Kinross, and Angus did not have a combined falls prevention and bone health strategy in place, but "were developing a strategy"
In reply, NHS Tayside Chair, Sandy Watson, said that a review of its draft strategy should be completed by the end of this month.
He told Ms. Glen,
" Each Community Health Partnership has " a nominated lead for falls prevention and an associated action plan"
"Perth and Kinross CHP has a designated Falls Co-ordinator, " he told Ms. Glen "Angus and Dundee CHPs have multidisciplinary /multiagency groups leading on the falls prevention work.
"A Tayside-wide group have developed a draft document but are currently reviewing this to define specific commissioning statements and associated action plans.
"This should be completed by the end of November 2009"
Ms. Glen said,
"The Falls Prevention and Bone Strategy seeks to reintegrate back into the community elderly people who have fallen and to minimise the occurence of further falls through exercise and improvements in bone health."
"Falls in the home, resulting from factors such as poorer vision, lesser mobility and conditions such as osteoporosis, can contribute to injuries that might have been prevented.
"Elderly people can suffer consequences that are both physical such as fractures and hypothermia, and psychological , such as loss of dignity and independence."
Parliamentary Question tabled by Marlyn Glen on this matter
Health
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) number and (b) rate of hospital admissions has been of people aged 65 and over in Dundee as a result of falls in each of the last three years for which information is available, broken down by intermediate geographical zone.
Nicola Sturgeon: The number of emergency admissions into acute hospital care due to a fall for residents of Dundee City council areas aged 65 and over is shown in the following table.
Number of hospital admissions due to fall in Dundee City council area, by intermediate geographical zone, for patients aged 65+, for financial years of discharge 2005-06 to 2007-08.
| Intermediate Geographical Zone | Number of Hospital Admissions | Rate Per 1,000 Population1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | ||
| S02000199 | Perth Road |
7 |
6 |
6 |
17.9 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
| S02000200 | Westend |
24 |
14 |
17 |
24.6 |
14.7 |
17.5 |
| S02000201 | City Centre |
6 |
9 |
17 |
11.6 |
17.6 |
33.3 |
| S02000202 | Logie and Blackness |
21 |
35 |
25 |
22.9 |
38.2 |
27.9 |
| S02000203 | Docks and Wellgate |
17 |
15 |
18 |
26.1 |
23.8 |
29.0 |
| S02000204 | Balgay |
13 |
20 |
10 |
13.6 |
20.7 |
10.4 |
| S02000205 | Menzieshill |
18 |
16 |
16 |
19.1 |
17.5 |
18.2 |
| S02000206 | Broughty Ferry West |
27 |
34 |
30 |
20.1 |
25.6 |
22.1 |
| S02000207 | Craigie and Craigiebank |
31 |
28 |
29 |
21.6 |
19.9 |
21.3 |
| S02000208 | Stobswell |
13 |
10 |
6 |
26.4 |
20.4 |
12.3 |
| S02000209 | Law |
22 |
22 |
24 |
18.7 |
18.6 |
20.3 |
| S02000210 | West Ferry |
14 |
19 |
19 |
14.7 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
| S02000211 | Hilltown |
19 |
27 |
28 |
17.2 |
24.8 |
25.9 |
| S02000212 | Barnhill |
16 |
20 |
26 |
13.8 |
16.5 |
20.5 |
| S02000213 | Broughty Ferry East |
11 |
13 |
16 |
12.7 |
14.7 |
17.7 |
| S02000214 | Lochee |
23 |
21 |
33 |
18.1 |
16.8 |
27.2 |
| S02000215 | Baxter Park |
10 |
6 |
7 |
18.1 |
10.9 |
12.6 |
| S02000216 | Charleston |
16 |
18 |
9 |
20.3 |
23.8 |
12.2 |
| S02000217 | The Glens |
18 |
14 |
28 |
16.5 |
12.8 |
26.5 |
| S02000218 | Douglas East |
13 |
17 |
12 |
18.5 |
25.3 |
17.9 |
| S02000219 | Fairmuir |
18 |
23 |
15 |
16.4 |
21.4 |
13.6 |
| S02000220 | Western Edge |
6 |
6 |
10 |
18.0 |
17.8 |
27.2 |
| S02000221 | Linlathen and Midcraigie |
10 |
20 |
22 |
14.2 |
29.5 |
32.2 |
| S02000222 | Douglas West |
14 |
18 |
12 |
18.4 |
24.0 |
16.3 |
| S02000223 | Caird Park |
6 |
4 |
3 |
12.9 |
8.6 |
6.4 |
| S02000224 | West Pitkerro |
8 |
4 |
3 |
25.7 |
12.0 |
8.4 |
| S02000225 | Ardler and St Marys |
29 |
17 |
20 |
31.4 |
17.4 |
20.0 |
| S02000226 | Whitfield |
5 |
9 |
8 |
8.0 |
14.2 |
12.2 |
| S02000227 | Downfield |
10 |
12 |
16 |
10.6 |
12.6 |
16.3 |
| S02000228 | Kirkton |
10 |
7 |
9 |
22.5 |
15.4 |
19.0 |
| S02000229 | Fintry |
10 |
18 |
13 |
12.8 |
22.9 |
16.3 |
| Dundee City |
465 |
502 |
507 |
18.1 |
19.6 |
19.0 |
|
Source: ISD Scotland (SMR01).
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