The Trust aims to ensure that all acute adult inpatients have a Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment
and an individualised management plan including implementation of the SSKIN Bundle, which
incorporates preventative measures.
The SSKIN Bundle is a tool used to promote timely, reliable care being triggered and delivered
using a care bundle approach for individuals identified to be 'at risk' of developing pressure ulcers.
To monitor consistency in standards and support improvement, 30 charts per quarter per ward are
audited against compliance with the SSKIN Bundle. The following chart demonstrates compliance
over the reporting period 2019/2020:
Significant work continues within the Trust to improve
SKIN Bundle compliance including further revision of
the audit format and SKIN Bundle/care rounding bed
end documentation from which the data is collected,
monthly feedback of data analysis to frontline staff as
well as workshops to raise awareness and provide
practical assistance to nursing staff delivering care.
In addition, a regional Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
has been developed in collaboration with the PHA to
determine the standard of pressure ulcer prevention
care plans devised by district nurses. This has now
been scaled amongst all of our District Nursing teams.
Monitoring Standards in Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Goal 3: Measuring the Improvement 73