Pressure ulcers

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Dear Borders NHS Board,

Please could you provide me with details of the number of patients
reported as suffering from pressure ulcers or sores whilst under
your care in the last 5 years ( 2010-2014).

Can you provide details of the number of patients who died as a
direct result of an infected pressure sore or ulcer within the same
time period?

Can you also provide details of the number of patients for whom a
pressure ulcer was an underlying cause of death within the same
time period?

I would request that these figures are broken down into yearly
totals.

Yours faithfully,

L Buchan

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Thank you for your enquiry. We will reply promptly and, in any event, a response will be sent no later than 27 August 2015.

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