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Here is where you can access documents, publications, templates, logos and other information to assist in FaME design and delivery.

Policy and Planning

FaME Implementation Toolkit (UK)

Please register and check the website www.fametoolkit.org.uk for the UK FaME Implementation Toolkit for a full suite of planning materials prepared for use in the NHS, but which could be adapted for use in Ireland to support the commissioning, design and delivery of FaME classes. Some relevant sample documents from the toolkit are attached below:

Summary of Evidence for FaME UK (UK)

FaME Gantt Chart (UK)

FaME Essential Components Checklist (UK)

Falls Management Policy and Frameworks (Ireland)

HSE Cavan Donegal Leitrim Monaghan Sligo Region framework for community based falls management was launched in March 2025, and the full document is attached below.

Falls Prevention Framework HSE CDLMS 2025

Further information on Falls Prevention planning and policy, and more general patient information material relating to exercise for older people can be found on the HSE and Healthy Ireland websites.

Publications and Presentations

PUBLICATIONS FROM FaME IRELAND

RTE 100 Brainstorm Series: 'Can Exercise help older people overcome a fear of falling?' Dr Ruth McCullagh: 21 November 2024

McCullagh R, Horgan NF, Eldridge C et al. Falls Management Exercise programme: Improving reach, effectiveness, value and sustainability in Ireland. Case studies for learning (acronym: FaME Ireland): protocol of an observational evaluation study [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. HRB Open Res 2025, 8:56 (https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14115.1)

Ruth McCullagh, Dawn Skelton, N Frances Horgan, Eidin Ni She, Katherine Thackeray, Caroline Eldridge, Leanne Ahern, Eibhlis Cahalane, Vanda Cummins, Edel Brennan, Learning from the early adoption of an evidence-based Falls Management Exercise Programme (FaME) in Ireland, Age and Ageing, Volume 54, Issue Supplement_4, December 2025 https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf318.006

Irish Examiner Article: 'Understanding why we fall when we get older and how to mitigate the risks' Dr Ruth McCullagh: 20 March 2026

S. Rooney, L. Ahern, E. Brennan, et al., “ Lessons Learned in the Early Adoption of FaME Across Ireland: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Implementation Study (FaME Ireland),” Health Expectations 29 (2026): e70860. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70860

PRESENTATIONS

Please see our Conference 2026 webpages for presentation videos along with interviews with some key attendees.

Templates and leaflets for FaME

PROMOTIONAL POSTERS

Here are some publicity ideas, posters and other information developed for Ireland which you can adopt for local use.

HSE DUBLIN NORTH CITY - Poster 1

HSE DUBLIN NORTH CITY - Poster 2

CLINICAL COMMUNICATIONS, ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRALS

Developing a standard set of assessment tools and referral forms and processes is essential to streamline service provision and communication between healthcare professionals and community based exercise instructors. It is also good practice to build on existing referral pathways and tools, such as local ICPOP pathways or Healthlink.

SAMPLE LETTER - Referral Letter for GPs and HCAs

SAMPLE REFERRAL FORM - Referral and Assessment (including Short Falls Efficacy Scale and Functional Assessment Grid)

CLIENT INFORMATION AND HANDOUTS

HSE CDLMS Region - Falls Prevention Leaflet HSE 2025

HSE Dublin South and Wicklow - HSE falls prevention booklet

MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS

Assessment, monitoring and evaluation is essential for FaME to ensure the appropriate data and outcome measures is collected and to provide information to service leaders and funders on efficacy.