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Falls and pressure ulcer serious incident investigation training

May 24, 2022

We will be hosting falls and pressure ulcer serious incident investigation training aimed at band 6 colleagues or above who lead on fall or pressure ulcer serious incident investigations in their ward, area or department.

The training session will include:

  • An understanding of why incidents occur, and what we can learn from them
  • How events are classed as serious incidents and what this means
  • What evidence to collect and how to represent this
  • How we support people involved and affected by the event
  • Analysing the evidence so that root causes and contributory factors are identified
  • How to write up the final investigation report

Sessions will run from 10am – 1pm on the following dates with each session limited to ten people per session:

  • Wednesday 24 August, clinical skills, Postgraduate Centre, City
  • Wednesday 21 September, room 15, Sandwell Education Centre

To book a session or to find out more, please email swb-tr.RiskManagement@nhs.net.