Concerns raised9
Failure of district nurses to involve Tissue Viability Nurses
Failure to record district nurse visits
Failure to provide pain relief
Insufficient GP involvement
Failure of the band 4 nurse to escalate the seriousness of the situation
Lack of wound treatment assessment charts
Failure to keep the pressure mattress switched on
Failure of nursing notes to clearly record positioning and changes to ulcers
Failure to check pressure areas
No linked response statementsNo action or position from this recipient is clearly linked to the concerns in this report.