Falls With Harm Investigations With Evidence of Shared Learning With Clinical Teams

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Acute Adult
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage compliance of falls with harm investigations with evidence of shared learning.

Numerator

Number of falls with harm investigations with evidence of shared learning with clinical teams.

Denominator

Number of falls with harm (as defined by NHS board incident management system).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods

Local incident management system

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

Discovery online management information system

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025