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A new framework has been published describing the “skills, knowledge and behaviours” needed by health and care professionals to improve care of pressure
Results in more hospital admissions and patient deaths (Adderley, 2020).
In England, the NWCSP is working towards achieving a consistently high standard of wound care for pressure ulcers, lower-limb ulcers and surgical wounds. The inclusion of leg ulcers in NHS England and NHS Improvement’s (2020a) Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) framework and
The Framework for Enhanced Health in Care Homes (NHS England and NHS Improvement, 2020b) for 2020-21, aimed to encourage trusts and care commissioning groups to improve assessment, diagnosis and treatment of chronic wounds (Stephenson, 2020). However, problems have since been compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, with service and staffing issues presenting unprecedented challenges in the delivery of wound care and holding back national improvement work (Adderley, 2020). On the positive side, the pandemic has accelerated new ways of working that could lead to lasting improvements in wound care.