Bay of Plenty District Health Board has been nationally recognised for their attention to older patients falling.
In a statement released this afternoon the board said it had significant gains in assessing
hospitalised older patients for their risk of falls.
Nurse leader Maurice Chamberlain said the result was thanks to an education drive and
plenty of old-fashioned hard work.
"A lot of hard work went into achieving our results, and an important part of it was empowering clinical nurse managers and other staff on the wards to take ownership
of improving our falls prevention activities,'' said Mr Chamberlain.
"If you don't make a plan, you can't make a difference.''