Identifying Key Attributes and Learning From a Local Falls Prevention Ambassador Programme

To explore the key attributes of the Lincolnshire Falls ambassador programme and explore whether it supports care home staff to feel more confident in managing fall.

The following objectives will be achieved:

Describe the key activities of the programme. Identify the key themes of the discussions and shared learning. Explore whether care staff feel more confident in falls management. Identify barriers and facilitators to delivering the programme.

Survey: Pre and post survey of care home staff confidence. The survey will be distributed electronically using MS Forms by the programme leader at the start of the programme and after the programme. The survey will take up to 15 minutes to complete.

Interviews: Interviews with care home staff that have attended the programme to explore their learning and confidence. These will be undertaken face-to-face at a location convenient to the participant or over the telephone. With consent the interviews will be audio recorded and transcribed. If the participant prefers written field notes will be taken. The written transcripts and field notes will be classed as source data and retained. Any audit recording will be deleted to avoid retaining any personal identifiable information.

Observations: Observation of group meetings as part of the programme to identify the key areas of learning. The researcher will attend the meeting which will be either face-to-face or online. Field notes will be taken by the researcher and retained as source data.

Inclusion criteria

• Any care home staff member attending the local falls ambassador programme

Exclusion criteria

• None