{"id":15,"date":"2026-01-14T15:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:00:46","slug":"in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/guidance\/in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"In hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Preventing falls in hospital<\/h2>\n<p>Falls can happen in hospital for many reasons. You may be in an unfamiliar place, feeling unwell, be recovering from an illness or operation, or be taking medication that affects\u00a0balance.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping moving while you are in hospital is important to help you keep your strength and confidence and support your recovery.<\/p>\n<p>There are simple steps you can take to help lower\u00a0your risk of falling while you are in hospital:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask for help if you feel unsteady or need support to get up.<\/li>\n<li>Use your walking aid, glasses and hearing aids if you normally need them.<\/li>\n<li>Wear slippers or shoes that fit well and have non-slip soles.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your personal belongings close by and easy to reach.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on the light when moving around, especially at night.<\/li>\n<li>Take your time when getting out of bed or standing up.<\/li>\n<li>Tell the staff if you feel dizzy, weak or unwell.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are worried about falling, speak to a member of the hospital healthcare team. They can talk with you about ways to help keep you safe during your stay.<\/p>\n<p>OUH have a leaflet on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouh.nhs.uk\/media\/r2blyo2o\/119641falls.pdf\">preventing falls in hospital<\/a> (pdf).<\/p>\n<h2>Oxford Health Community Hospital patients<\/h2>\n<p>If you are being admitted to one of our Community Hospitals, further information about what to expect and how to prepare for your stay is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/community-hospitals\/\">Oxford Health website<\/a>. This includes practical information for patients, families and carers before admission.<\/p>\n<h2>Carers and families<\/h2>\n<p>If someone you support is in hospital, you can help staff understand what is normal for them.<\/p>\n<p>This could include how they usually move, which walking aids or glasses they use, if they have fallen before, and what helps them feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>Ask staff how you can help them move safely and plan for leaving hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preventing falls in hospital Falls can happen in hospital for many reasons. You may be in an unfamiliar place, feeling&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":516,"parent":7,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/509"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/falls\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}