Pressure Ulcers: People and teams feel safe and able to speak up

This is a secondary driver from effective and inclusive communication 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:

  • Ensure all team members, new and temporary, know the mechanisms for raising concerns

Team:

  • At the time of joining team, reliably introduce new team members to multidisciplinary team, including temporary staff to support team communication

Organisation:

  • Opportunities to seek, understand and act on safety concerns and positive stories in real time, for example at site safety huddles

Evidence and resources

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