Make a Move: enhancing falls prevention through working in partnership.

It has often been said that working in partnerships is ‘like dancing with an octopus’. However, a coalition of six area health services and the NSW Department of Health’s Injury Prevention and Policy Unit working on a falls prevention program for people aged 65 years and over, may disagree. The six area health services are: Western Sydney, South Western Sydney, South Eastern Sydney, Northern Sydney, Central Sydney, and Central Coast Health. This article outlines the process of working in partnership to prevent falls in older people and describes the advantages to collaboration in the development of planning frameworks across area health services and the NSW Department of Health.