Pressure Ulcers: People and professionals are equal partners in shared decision-making

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