Falls Awareness Week

EDM number 234 in 2012-13, proposed by Annette Brooke on 19/06/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Elderly people, Health education and preventive medicine and Health services.

That this House notes that over 220,000 people per year aged over 60 break bones due to a fall; further notes that injuries from falls are one of the leading causes of death for over 75s; welcomes specific programmes for improving strength and balance which can reduce the risk of falls by as much as 55 per cent; and congratulates Age UK on its Falls Awareness Week from 18 to 22 June 2012.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.