Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire are looking for a part time project coordinator for the Strength and Balance (PSI) class programme

Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been delivering Strength and Balance exercise classes in Worcestershire for the past 3 years. We are commissioned by Worcestershire County Council to deliver this as part of the falls pathway. We are looking for a motivated individual to coordinate the development and delivery of the programme for 25-30 hours…

PSI sessions show significant social return on investment

Public Health England, in Jan 2017, published their Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement and confirmed that FaME sessions delivered by PSIs were cost-effective (PHE 2017). More recently, Gateshead Older People’s Assembly had independent research done on their return on investment (GOPA, 2017). “Gateshead Older People’s Assembly is a unique community-based organisation working with and for…

Falls and Fractures Consensus Statement (PHE) and Resource Pack for Commissioners

In January 2017, the member organisations of the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG), hosted by Public Health England, published the ‘Falls and fracture consensus statement: supporting commissioning for prevention’. This was aimed at local commissioners and strategic leads with a remit for falls and bone health and detailed key interventions, approaches to commissioning and…