Slippers cut falls by 60%

The NHS spend more than £1 bn a year on treating fractures caused by falling. In 2003 14,000 people fell and broke their hips in the UK. Neath Port Talbot Council, in South Wales, is considering spending £1,500 on a scheme to provide safe slippers to elderly people. They believe it could save much more by reducing injuries, as poorly fitting footwear is among the biggest causes of accidents among elderly people. A similar scheme has been tried in England and the number of people falling was reduced by 60%.

The slippers have rubber soles and are wide fitting to make them easy for people with restricted mobility to get them on and off. They also have a good Velcro fastener so they will not slip off.

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  1. Slips and tripshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/index.htm
  2. The lawhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/law.htm
  3. Frequently asked questions https://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/faq.htm
  4. Overview - Are you a?https://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/are-you.htm
  5. Employerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/employers.htm
  6. Employeehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/workers.htm
  7. Architect or designerhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/architects.htm
  8. Overview - Causes and preventionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/preventing.htm
  9. Overview - Contaminationhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/cleancampaign.htm
  10. Cleaninghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/cleaning.htm
  11. Flooringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/flooring.htm
  12. Overview - Footwearhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/footprocure.htm
  13. Supplying slip-resistant footwearhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/manufactfoot.htm
  14. Environmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/environment.htm
  15. People (human factors)https://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/human-factors.htm
  16. Overview - Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/information.htm
  17. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/publications.htm
  18. Overview - Toolshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/tools.htm
  19. STEP eLearning packagehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/step/index.htm
  20. Overview - Slips Assessment Tool (SAT)https://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/sat/index.htm
  21. Using SAThttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/sat/default.htm
  22. Research reportshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/research.htm
  23. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/casestudies.htm
  24. Campaignshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/campaigns.htm
  25. Useful linkshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/links.htm
  26. Audio and videohttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/audiovideo.htm
  27. Subscribehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/ebulletin/index.htm
  28. Slips and trips: Hazard spotting checklisthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ck4.pdf
  29. Assessing the slip resistance of flooringhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/geis2.pdf
  30. Preventing slips and trips at work - INDG 225 (rev1)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg225.pdf
  31. Slips and trips mapping toolhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/slips/assets/docs/mappingtool.pdf
  32. HSE Bookshttps://books.hse.gov.uk//

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2021-06-01