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I am delighted to introduce the JCN
supplement,‘Start exploring the reality
of wound healing’, which focuses on the
importance of providing patient-centred
care based on thorough holistic assessment,
and accompanies a series of JCN study days
supported by Urgo Medical.
The prevalence of lower limb ulceration,
lack of evidence-based care, and poor healing
outcomes, as found in Guest et al’s seminal study (2015), have
highlighted the need for investment and focus in this area of care.
Current challenges involve ensuring effective holistic assessment,
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of wound care complications
to improve outcomes and patient experience, while also minimising
costs. For leg, diabetic foot, and pressure ulcers this necessitates acting
early (i.e. from day one) to reduce healing times.
This supplement provides a clinical practice update on these
issues. Leanne Atkin gives an overview of the findings from Guest et
al (2015) and looks at why variations in practice need to be avoided
both to reduce costs and to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Evidence-based practice, together with following clinical care
pathways based on good quality evidence, are vital to ensure that care
is standardised and of the best quality possible, as is shown in the
papers on these topics. The supplement also looks at the introduction
of the minimum dataset for wound assessment (introduced in
2017), and how one trust has audited initial findings in line with the
Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) scheme.
I hope that you enjoy reading this supplement and find it both
informative and useful in your day-to-day practice.
Lorraine Grothier, head of clinical services, Urgo Medical
Let’s shift the focus to
wound healing
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JCN supplement 2018,Vol 32, No 2 3
Journal of Community Nursing
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