Coleman, S, Smith, IL, Nixon, J et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Pressure ulcer and wounds reporting in NHS hospitals in England part 2: Survey of monitoring systems. Journal of Tissue Viability, 25 (1). pp. 16-25. ISSN 0965-206X
Abstract
This is the second of a two related papers describing work undertaken to compare and contrast Pressure Ulcer (PU) monitoring systems across NHS in-patient facilities in England. The work comprised 1) a PU/Wound Audit (PUWA) and 2) a survey of PU monitoring systems. This second paper focusses on the survey which explores differences in the implementation of PU adverse event monitoring systems in 24 NHS hospital Trusts in England. The survey questionnaire comprised 41 items incorporating single and multiple response options and free-text items and was completed by the PUWA Trust lead in liaison with key people in the organisation. All 24 (100%) Trusts returned the questionnaire, with high levels of data completeness (99.1%). The questionnaire results showed variation between Trusts in relation to the recording of PUs and their reporting as part of NHS prevalence and incident monitoring systems and to Trust boards and healthcare commissioners including the inclusion (or not) of device ulcers, unstageable ulcers, Deep Tissue Injury, combined PUs/Incontinence Associated Dermatitis, category ≥ 1 ulcers or category ≥ 2 ulcers, inherited ulcers, acquired ulcers, avoidable and unavoidable ulcers and the definition of Present On Admission. These fundamental differences in reporting preclude Trust to Trust comparisons of PU prevalence and incident reporting and monitoring systems due to variation in local application and data collection methods. The results of this work and the PUWA led to the development of recommendations for PU monitoring practice, many of which are internationally relevant.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Pressure ulcer; Incident Reporting; Adverse Events; Patient Safety; Improvement; Harm |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Inst of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Nov 2015 12:06 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 21:55 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2015.11.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jtv.2015.11.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:92086 |