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Carole Taylor, Dr Caroline DowsettReducing variation in leg ulcer assessment and management using quality improvement methods
Improving quality is about making healthcare safe, effective, patient-centred, timely, efficient and equitable (Department of Health [DH], 2016). In terms of leg ulcer care, this means ensuring patients receive evidence-based leg ulcer assessments and treatments to ensure their leg ulcer heals in an optimum time frame and that they have a good experience of their care (Wounds UK, 2016). This paper outlines a project that focused on improving venous leg ulcer (VLU) assessment and management for housebound patients, using quality improvement (QI) methods.
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