Internal Reference Number: FOI_7356
Date Request Received: 04/08/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/09/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Pressure ulcer data
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: How many patients have developed a new pressure ulcer each month (please specify staging of pressure ulcers) for the last 12 months within your Trust? | |
Answer To Question 1: See attached Spreadsheet. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below: 7356 Final Pressure Ulcer FOI.xlsx | |
Question Number 2: How many patients have developed hospital acquired pressure ulcers each month (please specify staging of pressure ulcers) for the last 12 months within your Trust? | |
Answer To Question 2: N/A - this question is the same as Q1. | |
Question Number 3: The number of pressure ulcers declared as a serious incident each month for the last 12 months within your Trust? | |
Answer To Question 3: See spreadsheet attached to Q1. | |
Question Number 4: What percentage of patients had a pressure ulcer risk assessment completed upon admission to your caseload over the last 12 months? | |
Answer To Question 4: We do not record this data. | |
Question Number 5: What are your targets regarding pressure ulcer incidence reduction as a Trust? | |
Answer To Question 5: We currently do not have pressure ulcer incident reduction targets – however this is presently under review. | |
Question Number 6: What is your overall pressure ulcer prevalence each year for the last 5 years? | |
Answer To Question 6: See spreadsheet attached to Q1. | |
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