The concept of wound bed preparation emphasizes the importance of a holistic team approach to the care of people with wounds, i.e. thoroughly assessing the person with the wound and their environment before looking at the wound itself.
These resources are intended to be used by health care providers involved in skin and wound care, to educate themselves and/or their peers. Please click on one of the buttons below to access the associated resources.
For more information about Best Practice Guidelines, Journals, and Organizations related to Wound Prevention and Management please visit the Links page.
The Wound Care Clinical Pathways are interdisciplinary clinical pathways based on clinical practice guidelines at a local, national, and international level to guide practice for patients with wounds. Wound Care Clinical Pathways are for patients with wounds assessed by a Care Coordinator as eligible for Home and Community Care Support Services South West services and have been developed to increase the consistent implementation of best practices and delivering on positive patient outcomes. The Wound Care Clinical Pathways are not to a substitute for wound care education or best practice guidelines, rather a tool for the Home and Community Care South West and Service Provider Agencies to have a coordinated approach to the patient journey and reporting expectations to maximize patient healability.
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