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On the cover : Preventing falls - what works?
See Editorial, p 105
Analysis, p 124
Research, pp 138, 142
Loose slippers are a factor in nine percent of falls in the home involving older people according to government data.
Local authorities in England and Wales have been running free slipper exchanges, where poorly fitting footwear can be swapped for safe slippers.
In one scheme in England, falls were reduced by 60%, said the Health and Safety Executive.
Cover image: Mark Thomas

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