Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to C Dowsett.
This paper explores the nature of evidence and how it has evolved in recent years, and sets out a process for assembling and assessing the evidence to support wound bed preparation as an effective method of managing chronic wounds
The final article in a six-part series on leg ulcers focuses on developing leg ulcer services in the community and stresses the importance of taking a holistic approach and the value of patient/carer education to promote concordance.
This is the first of six articles on how to tackle the challenges faced when caring for patients with leg ulcers, with the aim of improving services and patient outcomes. This paper overviews diagnosis, treatment options and delivery of care.
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Many community nurses work in relative isolation and may lack training in leg ulcer management. The winner of the Wound Care Nurse of the Year in the Professional Nurse Awards 1997 set up a scheme to improve nursing knowledge and patient care.
The government has introduced a framework for clinical governance as a means to promote high quality services for patients. Caroline Dowsett discusses the importance of adopting a positive approach to clinical governance within pressure ulcer management.