Yellow socks trial to help staff identify patients at risk of falls
Patients that are prone to falling will receive a pair of yellow socks and a yellow blanket when they are treated at UHDB, as part of an innovative trial to reduce the risk of falls.
Think Yellow is an innovative scheme that was first rolled out in East Kent Hospitals University in 2021 by Jayne Flood and was found to significantly reduce the falls rate in their Emergency Departments and Acute Medical Units.