Ealing Hospital Institutes Decaffeinated Drinks Policy


Aim is to reduce falls among older patients


Caffiene in beverages makes you need to go to the toilet more often

August 27, 2024

In-patients at Ealing Hospital are to be served decaffeinated tea and coffee from the beginning of September.

The move is part of an attempt to reduce the risk of falls among older patients. Caffeine in beverages makes you need to go to the toilet more often increasing the potential for an elderly person to suffer a fall.

The initiative was first introduced in a hospital in Leicester where nursing staff noticed the number of falls associated with patients going to the toilet.

The subsequent introduction of decaffeinated drinks saw a 30% reduction in falls over a three-month period.

Falls are the most common cause of injury-related deaths in people over the age of 75.

The trust will be introducing the changes from 1 September.

 

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