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Delivering wound care during the pandemic
(2021-06)
This is a tissue viability nurse's perspective on how we have run our service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there have been challenges, this article focuses on how the pandemic has created opportunities for the ...
Wound infections: an overview
(2021-06)
In the ever-changing world of wound care and nursing, it remains apparent that chronic wounds are a growing challenge. Evidence shows that age increases the likelihood of developing a chronic wound, which supports the ...
An invasive group A streptococcal infection outbreak: a community nursing experience
(2020-07)
Invasive group A streptococcus (iGAS) can cause serious infections. Between January and July 2018, seven patients, living in the same geographical area and receiving district nursing care for wound management, were identified ...
Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management
(2018-03-06)
Objective:Managing chronic wounds is associated with a burden to patients, caregivers, health services and society and there is a lack of clarity regarding the role of dressings in improving outcomes. This study aimed to ...
The theory-practice gap in wound care: effective ways of embedding your learning into clinical practice
(2020-12)
It has been suggested that there are approximately 2.2 million patients in the UK with a chronic wound (Guest et al, 2016). The cost of managing these wounds and associated comorbidities is approximately £5.3 billion (Guest ...