To get better and go home as soon as possible. To be satisfied with the service provided. To be treated with dignity and their privacy

respected. To be safe.

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To assess how F8 is doing in relation to patient safety.

To consider compliance with current policy and guidelines.

To review best practice. To determine a plan to ensure patient safety on F8

Why do patients fall? Why do patients develop pressure ulcers? What prevention measures do we currently

take? What else could be done? What’s happening elsewhere?

What more do you need to do on F8? Are there changes required to practice? How are you going to implement these changes? Who do you need to involve? How do you plan to communicate this? How will you measure your success? How will you ensure improvement is sustained?

Implement your plan Set timescales Evaluation