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Resources

The suite of downloadable prevention package resources below is designed to support PCTs, SHAs and Local Authorities in prioritising and effectively commissioning services that support the health, well-being and independence of older people. Each resource may be read as a stand-alone document or as part of the series.

• Download Foreword by Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services (PDF, 50K)
• Download Putting the case: information leaflet for professionals - file replaced 19 November 2009 (PDF, 1295K)
• Download Falls and fractures: effective interventions in health and social care (PDF, 398K)
• Download Falls and fractures: exercise training to prevent falls (PDF, 163K)
• Download Falls and fractures: developing a local joint strategic needs assessment (PDF, 190K)
• Download Footcare services for older people (PDF, 211K)
• Download Fracture prevention services: an economic evaluation - added 15 December 2009, Gateway reference 13081 (PDF, 331K)
• Download Intermediate care: halfway home (PDF, 290K)
• Download Hearing services for older people (PDF, 109K)
• Download Telecare services for older people (PDF, 133K)
• Download Prevention for older people: the policy context (PDF, 52K)
• Whole systems demonstrators (telecare and telehealth)
• A guide to contracting for intermediate care services
• Accidental Injuries Task Force’s Working Group on Older People