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The Scottish Patient Safety Programme

The Scottish Patient Safety Programme. Tissue Viability Programme, Dr Susan Baxter (susan.baxter2@nhs.net). An Overview of Tissue Viability. Phase 1 and 2 Started May 2008 Key policies Estimated NHS annual spend £2 billion NHS and Care Homes Main focus is pressure area care Education

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The Scottish Patient Safety Programme

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  1. The Scottish Patient Safety Programme Tissue Viability Programme, Dr Susan Baxter (susan.baxter2@nhs.net)

  2. An Overview of Tissue Viability Phase 1 and 2 • Started May 2008 • Key policies • Estimated NHS annual spend £2 billion • NHS and Care Homes • Main focus is pressure area care • Education • Development of practical tools • On-line toolkit (over 1,500 members) • Improvement approach • Programme facilitators

  3. Driver Diagram

  4. Process measures • P Measure 1: • Compliance with pressure ulcer risk assessment/skin examination within 6 hours of admission/transfer • Aim: To achieve 95% compliance with pressure ulcer risk assessment/skin examination within 6 hours of admission/transfer • P Measure 2: • Compliance with SSKIN Care Bundle • Aim: To achieve 95% compliance with SSKIN Care Bundle

  5. Outcome measures • O Measure 1: • Number of pressure ulcers – Count. • A cumulative count of the number of pressure ulcers acquired within a hospital/care home setting • O Measure 2: • Days between • This measure is a cumulative count of the number of days that have gone by since a pressure ulcer which developed on a ward/care home was last reported. Every time a new case (pressure ulcer) occurs the count is started over again

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