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3,000 falls and frailty 999 calls every month | South Central Ambulance Service

Summary by South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) is today launching a month long campaign to raise awareness of falls and frailty, with calls to the trust’s 999 service from such patients now totaling around 3,000 every month. Across the UK each year, ambulance services respond to approximately 700,000 emergency calls related to falls among patients aged 65 and over, accounting for about 10% of all 999 calls. Falls amongst this age gr…
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South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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