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Age UK Derby and Derbyshire

 

The Strictly No Falling programme is a community falls exercise prevention programme, adapted to deliver remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic that targets people who have an elevated risk of falling. The evidence based programme includes Chair Based Exercise, Postural Stability, Otago and Tai Chi, covering all of Derbyshire County.

The rapid change of delivery, the ongoing support of providers to ensure stability of provision throughout lockdown and anticipating the continued (additional) need for falls prevention as society opened up shows good foresight and appreciation of their delivery partners with this initiative. 

The assessors

 

Health at Every Age Award

This award celebrates programmes that improve the health and wellbeing of a specific age group, either through improving their health in the here and now, or protecting their future health.

 

Our Strictly No Falling Team always work hard but Covid 19 brought unprecedented challenges. Our strong working relationship with Derbyshire County Council’s public health team and our team’s creativity and positivity turned what could have been a disaster into a triumph. We supported older people and maintained their physical and emotional strength and balance and protected and developed our capacity to deliver falls prevention exercise in the future. I’m so proud of our SNF Team and feel they thoroughly deserve to be shortlisted (and to win!) not just because of what they have achieved but because of the way they have done it.

 

Katy Pugh, Chief Executive, Age UK Derby and Derbyshire