OOBP Project Publishes Journal Article: Improving Early Mobilisation Following Femoral Fracture Using a Therapy-led Education Programme

2022-2023 UEAHSCP Scholarship Receipient Rene Gray, along with his team in the Out of Bed Project (OOBP), have been published in the BMJ Journal.

In 2019, an audit conducted by the orthopaedic integrated therapy team revealed that a significant number of patients were staying in bed until they were seen by a physiotherapist, with issues related to post-operative confusion, pain, low blood pressure and on occasion a lack of physiotherapy cover. Recognising the inefficiency of this approach, the orthopaedic therapy team developed a physiotherapy-led education program designed for healthcare assistants, empowering them to mobilise patients earlier.

Getting patients out of bed within 24 hours of surgery is important to improve patient outcomes, including reduced mortality, increased independence and reducing the length of acute hospital stay.

You can read the publication, entitled "Orthopaedic Out of Bed Project (OOBP): improving early mobilisation following femoral fracture using a therapy-led education programme" by clicking here.