Venous leg ulcers in context.

People with leg ulcération are predominantly treated in a community setting either in their own home, a clinic or a general practice surgery. Access to high quality, effective care is vital for timely healing. This article will consider aspects of the National Health Service quality agenda and how t...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 31 - 35
Main Author: Anderson, Irene
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wound Care People Limited Jul2012
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:People with leg ulcération are predominantly treated in a community setting either in their own home, a clinic or a general practice surgery. Access to high quality, effective care is vital for timely healing. This article will consider aspects of the National Health Service quality agenda and how these align to leg ulcer care using national venous leg ulcer guidelines as a framework. The purpose of this is to prompt both practitioners and managers to consider the current provision of leg ulcer care and how this might stand up to scrutiny from a quality perspective.