This is a secondary driver from a people-led approach to the planning and delivery of safe care within the Pressure Ulcers driver diagram
Change ideas
The examples below show how this secondary driver can be implemented in practice. Additional change ideas can be found in the Pressure Ulcers driver diagram
Practitioner:
- What matters to you conversations to inform decision making
- Evidence of involving person, families and carers in planning for transitions in care
Team and organisation:
- Use of a realistic medicine approach to inform decision-making
- Provision of person-centred visiting for families and carers to discuss concerns about pressure ulcer prevention and management
Evidence and resources
- Care Inspectorate. Visiting, meaningful connection, Anne’s Law [online]. 2026
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Why ‘What Matters to You?’ conversations matter [online]. 2022
- Public Services Delivery Scotland. Having Realistic Conversations [online]. 2026
- NHS Inform. Communication and involving you [online]. 2022
- Scottish Government. Realistic Medicine – National toolkit for professionals [online]. 2023
- Social care institute for excellence. Transitions of care [online]
