Development of a generic wound care assessment minimum data set

At present there is no established national minimum data set (MDS) for generic wound assessment in England, which has led to a lack of standardisation and variable assessment criteria being used across the country. This hampers the quality and monitoring of wound healing progress and treatment.

Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - September 18, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Susanne Coleman, E. Andrea Nelson, Peter Vowden, Kathryn Vowden, Una Adderley, Lesley Sunderland, Judy Harker, Tracy Conroy, Sarah Fiori, Nicola Bezer, Emma Holding, Leanne Atkin, Emma Stables, Jo Dumville, Sue Gavelle, Heidi Sandoz, Keith Moore, Tina Cha Source Type: research