Resources

DEMO DATA

National guidance, quality standards and the local policies configured for this project.

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Pressure ulcer guidance and standards

NICE guidance
Pressure ulcers: prevention and management (CG179)
NICE

Core national guidance on risk assessment, skin assessment, repositioning, equipment and prevention planning for adults and neonates, infants, children and young people.

Quality standard
Pressure ulcers quality standard (QS89)
NICE

Quality statements covering risk assessment, skin assessment, repositioning and prevention planning — used to frame this audit's standards.

National guidance
National Wound Care Strategy Programme — pressure ulcer recommendations
National Wound Care Strategy Programme

National recommendations for pressure ulcer prevention and management, where adopted locally.

National guidance
Pressure ulcers: revised definition and measurement framework
NHS Improvement / NHS England

Definitions and categorisation used for pressure ulcer reporting and measurement in England.

Improvement resource
Stop the Pressure — pressure ulcer prevention resources
NHS England

Prevention resources, SSKIN-based approaches and improvement materials for ward teams.

International guidance
EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA International Pressure Injury Guideline
European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and partners

International clinical practice guideline on prevention and treatment, including skin tone assessment and device-related injury.

Professional standard
Pressure ulcer prevention: nursing standards and resources
Royal College of Nursing

Professional nursing resources supporting pressure ulcer prevention practice and documentation.

Project guidance and local policies

  • NICE CG179: Pressure ulcers — prevention and management
    NICE guidance · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence — Core national guidance on risk assessment, skin assessment and prevention.
  • NICE QS89: Pressure ulcers
    Quality standard · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence — Quality statements used to frame the local audit standards.
  • National Wound Care Strategy Programme — pressure ulcer resources
    National guidance · National Wound Care Strategy Programme — Recommendations for pressure ulcer prevention, where locally used.
  • Local pressure ulcer prevention policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Add your local policy reference or intranet link.
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  • Local pressure ulcer risk assessment tool
    Local risk assessment tool · Your organisation — Waterlow, Braden, Norton, PURPOSE-T or local adaptation.
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  • Local skin assessment policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Expectations for skin inspection and documentation.
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  • Local SSKIN / pressure ulcer prevention care bundle
    Local care bundle · Your organisation — Where a care bundle is used locally.
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  • Local repositioning policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Repositioning frequency and documentation expectations.
    Add local link in Project setup
  • Local pressure redistribution equipment policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Mattress, cushion and device request and provision timeframes.
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  • Local tissue viability referral policy
    Local pathway · Your organisation — When and how to refer to the tissue viability service.
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  • Local medical device-related pressure ulcer prevention policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Device contact area checks and documentation.
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  • Local nutrition and hydration policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Nutritional screening and dietetic referral routes.
    Add local link in Project setup
  • Local continence / moisture management policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — Moisture-associated skin damage prevention.
    Add local link in Project setup
  • Local pressure ulcer classification and incident reporting policy
    Internal governance document · Your organisation — Categorisation, reporting and investigation requirements.
    Add local link in Project setup
  • Local discharge / transfer communication policy
    Local policy · Your organisation — How prevention plans are handed over at transfer or discharge.
    Add local link in Project setup
  • Local information governance policy
    Internal governance document · Your organisation — Pseudonymisation requirements for audit data.
    Add local link in Project setup

Lazomis QI resources

Lazomis resource
Lazomis QI — clinical audit methodology
Lazomis QI

How to plan an audit cycle, define standards, select a sample and interpret compliance.

Lazomis resource
Lazomis QI — quality improvement methods and PDSA
Lazomis QI

Practical guidance on improvement aims, driver diagrams, PDSA cycles and measurement over time.

Lazomis resource
Lazomis QI — writing governance-ready reports
Lazomis QI

Structuring audit reports, executive summaries and governance papers for local committees.

Lazomis resource
Lazomis QI — ARCP and portfolio evidence
Lazomis QI

Turning audit and improvement work into structured ARCP, appraisal and portfolio evidence.

Lazomis resource
Lazomis QI — information governance for audit data
Lazomis QI

Pseudonymisation, data minimisation and local governance approval for audit projects.

Clinical safety note
This tool supports local audit, quality improvement and governance review. It does not replace clinical judgement, nursing assessment, tissue viability advice, local pressure ulcer prevention policy, safeguarding processes, incident reporting, wound assessment, medical device safety checks, nutritional assessment or emergency escalation pathways. Any new pressure damage, suspected deep tissue injury, deteriorating wound, pain, infection concern, safeguarding concern, unsafe equipment delay or serious patient safety concern must be escalated according to local policy. Do not enter patient names, NHS numbers, hospital numbers, full dates of birth, addresses or other direct identifiers.