Publish date: 23 August 2024
From 31 August, Waterlow will no longer be active within EMIS. Cheshire and Mersey Pressure Ulcer Steering Group have developed a new policy to align to National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) guidance which includes changes to the current categorisation of pressure ulcers on 1 August 2024.
Tissue Viability Nurses will be discussing the changes and the roll out of the new pressure ulcer categories which will involve the removal of the term ‘Deep Tissue Injury’ (DTI) and ’ unstageable pressure ulcer’ and RADAR has been updated to accommodate these changes. It is important that all clinical teams are aware of the changes in categorisation and reporting.
As identified in the new Trust wide Pressure Ulcer Policy (SD56) the ‘Waterlow’ risk assessment will be replaced with PURPOSE-T on 31 August 2024. Following this date if staff identify on EMIS that the Waterlow template still appears please log a job with the IT department to have the Waterlow template removed as this template should no longer be completed.
There are two information sessions available, book your place in the prospectus.
- 27 August 2024 at 1pm
- 29 August 2024 at 1pm
For any queries, please contact skincareservice