In terms of specific aspects of PU prevention, namely, skin protection, referral to dietetics and repositioning, there were differences between the Norwegian and the Irish sites, with more patients in the
Irish site offered these interventions. However, there
were still a significant proportion of those in the
Irish site who needed these interventions and were
not offered them. For example, in the Irish site, only
39% (n=15/38) of those who were incontinent had
documentation of skin protection in use. Furthermore, just 47% of those requiring dietetic assessment were actually referred. Recently, the SSKIN
bundle39 has been launched in the wider European
context. Inherent in this bundle is the protection of