POLICY FOR: PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND …

POLICY FOR: prevention , MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING OF PRESSURE ULCERS. POLICY reference Version: 7 Status: Final Type: POLICY POLICY applies to (staff groups): All Clinical Staff involved with the delivery of adult patient care working or contracted to Suffolk Community Healthcare. Required compliance: This POLICY must be complied with fully at all times by the appropriate staff. Where it is found that this POLICY cannot be complied with fully, this must be notified immediately to the owner through the waiver process POLICY /Guideline owner: Director of Nursing, Therapies & Governance POLICY /Guideline author: Clinical Governance Team Other contact: Modern Matrons, Falls prevention Co-ordinators Date this version adopted New POLICY Last review date New POLICY Next review date July 2013. Location of electronic master SCH Intranet AGREED POLICY /GUIDELINE REVIEW / RATIFICATION / ADOPTION PATH: Level 1: Level 2: Agreed by: Modern Matrons Agreed by: Clinical Policies Group Date: 22/11/10 Date: 23/12/10.

1.1. Acute illness, immobility and poor nutrition are key factors but there are many other causes. Pressure damage can have a major impact on patients and their carers and are recognised

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