Hip fracture: falls risk assessment

This indicator covers the proportion of people aged 60 and over admitted to hospital with hip fracture, who receive a comprehensive falls assessment. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes.

Last reviewed: 29 April 2025

We updated terminology for the type of risk assessment to align with the updated NICE guideline on falls. We also amended the population age and added admitted to hospital, to align with the data source and included information about the expected population size.

Next review: 28 April 2028

This indicator will be reviewed using the assessment criteria in appendix B of the NICE indicators process guide when it reaches its review date or the underlying guidance is updated.

This indicator was previously published as CCG22.

How to use NICE indicators and how we develop them

Indicators can be used in a number of different settings to support high quality care. These include:

• identifying where improvements are needed
• setting priorities for quality improvement and support
• creating local performance dashboards
• benchmarking performance against national data
• supporting local quality improvement schemes
• showing progress that local health systems are making on outcomes.

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