Falls Risk Assessment and Management Plan

The Falls Risk Assessment and Management Plan (FRAMP) is a bi-fold document designed for use in the general adult population in Perth metropolitan hospitals. It summarises the key practices outlined by both the:

• The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (external site)
• Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People(external site)

The document is set out in a simple, logical format that guides staff through the essential falls screening, assessment and management processes.

Features of the plan

Several features of the FRAMP include:

• a screening process in flow chart format
• specific interventions targeted to the individual
• a place for multidisciplinary input
• space to easily record the involvement of the patient and carer in their falls management plan
• a mechanism to record most of the patient’s falls related information in the one form (PDF 186KB) reducing the number of places staff have to look for information about the patient’s falls risk and management.

Development

The FRAMP was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary, multisite working party with the aim of:

• an updated assessment and interventions that reflected the latest evidence-based, best practice
• a more comprehensive but more easily communicated falls management plan for individuals.

The evidence base supporting the FRAMP design and content, along with instructions on how to use the document are below:

• FRAMP evidence table (accessible version) (PDF 493KB)
  FRAMP evidence table (accessible version) (Word 305KB)

How to use it

Instructions on how to use the FRAMP are available in a step-by-step presentation (PowerPoint 1.5MB). This presentation can be used to run face-to-face education sessions on the use of the FRAMP at your site.