Patients and wound care experts are calling for higher standards in wound care. The Making Wound Care Work recommendations have been launched, signposting to key areas that will help drive improvements to wound care services.
Patients and healthcare professionals have joined forces to launch a set of recommendations to drive up wound care standards for 3.8 million patients across the UK. According to the Making Wound Care Work report co-authored by Mölnlycke and the Patients Association, one in fifty people in Britain currently rely on wound care services, but variation in standards means patients are having mixed experiences across the country.1
Healthcare professionals and patients have recommended six key areas for improvement in wound care across England. The recommendations – which are being aimed at patients, carers, nurses, allied health professionals, and politicians – seek to improve the quality of care for patients with wounds, by providing greater training for staff, implementing shared decision-making models, and maintaining support for patients
According to the Making Wound Care Work report, published in 2022, one in fifty people in Britain currently rely on wound care services, but variation in standards means patients are having mixed experiences across the country.1 The fact that 33% of patients reported managing their own wounds due to the pandemic, has almost certainly exacerbated this.2
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