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This guideline covers risk assessment, prevention and treatment in children, young people and adults at risk of, or who have, a pressure ulcer (also known as a bedsore or pressure sore). It aims to reduce the number of pressure ulcers in people admitted to secondary or tertiary care or receiving NHS care in other settings, such as primary and community care and emergency departments.
This quality standard covers preventing, assessing and managing pressure ulcers (bed sores) in adults, young people and children. It includes risk assessment and support to prevent pressure ulcers. It applies to all settings, including hospitals, care homes (with and without nursing care) and people’s own homes.
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Sections for QS89
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- Quality statement 1: Pressure ulcer risk assessment in hospitals and care homes with nursing
- Quality statement 2: Pressure ulcer risk assessment by community nursing services
- Quality statement 3: Pressure ulcer risk reassessment
- Quality statement 4: Skin assessment
- Quality statement 5: Advice on repositioning
- Quality statement 6: Help with repositioning
- Quality statement 7: Information on preventing pressure ulcers
All NICE products on pressure ulcers. Includes any guidance, advice and quality standards.
Evidence-based recommendations on SEM Scanner 200 for preventing pressure ulcers.
Mepilex Border Heel and Sacrum dressings for preventing pressure ulcers (HTG495)
Evidence-based recommendations on Mepilex Border Heel and Sacrum dressings for preventing pressure ulcers.
Evidence-based recommendations on Parafricta Bootees and Undergarments to reduce skin breakdown in people with or at risk of pressure ulcers.
This guideline covers preventing and managing foot problems in children, young people and adults with diabetes. It aims to reduce variation in practice, including antibiotic prescribing for diabetic foot infections.
Evidence-based recommendations on automated ankle brachial pressure index measurement devices to detect peripheral arterial disease in people with leg ulcers.
Chronic wounds: advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings (ESMPB2)
Summary of the evidence on advanced wound dressings and antimicrobial dressings for managing chronic wounds to inform local NHS planning and decision-making
CG179/4 Question Pressure redistributing devices: Dopressure redistributing devices reduce the development of pressure...
infants, children and young people:- Which pressure ulcer tools are most effective for predicting pressure...
of developing a pressure ulcer, what is the most effective position – and optimum frequency of repositioning – to prevent a...
Safe staffing for nursing in adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals (SG1)
This guideline covers organisational and managerial approaches to safe nurse staffing of inpatient wards for people aged 18 and over in acute hospitals. It aims to ensure that patients receive the nursing care they need, regardless of the ward to which they are allocated, the time of the day, or the day of the week.
Negative pressure wound therapy:- Does negative pressure wound therapy (with appropriate dressing) improve the healing of...
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on WoundExpress to manage lower leg wounds .