New Community Falls Service at St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park
A new Community Falls Service recently opened at St. Mary's Hospital, Phoenix Park. This initiative provides a one stop shop for assessing and treating older people who have fallen or who are at risk of falling.
The Community Falls Service team is led by Consultant Geriatricians. The team can cater for patients from the point of initial clinical assessment right through to post-assessment education and support. Led by consultant geriatricians, Dr Mimi Fan and Dr Frances McCarthy, staff from a range of disciplines; nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, education and support, work together to provide this comprehensive service. Read more here 
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Some of the multidisciplinary team fromSt Mary’s Hospital Falls Service at the launch with Anne O Connor Area Manager
Front Row L to R
Caroline Walsh – CNMI, Dorothy McGarry-Assistant Director of Nursing, Frances McCarthy-Consultant Geriatrician, Clare Aspell – CNMII Day Hospital Nurse Manager, Mimi Fan- Consultant Geriatrician, Elizabeth Griffin- Senior Physiotherapist, Wemi Chukwureh – Physiotherapist
Back row L to R
Subha Balasubramanian-Staff Nurse, Marie Fox - Health Care Assistant,Doris Church-Household staff, Anne O Connor-Area Manager, Dublin City North
Frances Pidgeon- Senior Area Medical Officer, Renata Katz – Registrar , Daragh Rodger- Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
St Mary's HospitalFalls Service was officially launched by Ms Irene O Byrne pictured here with her colleague Ms Anne Marie Ryan and some of the team from St Mary's Hospital.
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Dorothy McGarry-Assistant Director of Nursing, Frances McCarthy-Consultant Geriatrician, Irene O Byrne -Clinical Risk Adviser & Joint Co-ordinator AFFINITY National Falls Prevention & Bone Health Implementation Project, Mimi Fan- Consultant Geriatrician, Mary Flanagan - Director of Nursing, Anne Marie Ryan-HSE Office of the Assistant National Director for Older Persons & Joint Co-ordinator AFFINITY National Falls Prevention & Bone Health Implementation Project, Daragh Rodger- Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Clare Aspell – CNMII Day Hospital Nurse Manager
