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<p>The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) was commissioned by NHS England
and NHS Improvement and launched in September 2018 to scope the development of a wound
care national strategy for England that focuses on improving care relating to pressure
ulcers, lower limb ulcers and surgical wounds. It addresses unwarranted variation
in United Kingdom wound care services by proposing a move towards clinical pathways
that flow across different provider organisations to better meet the needs of patients.</p><p>This
will improve patient care through quicker diagnosis and access to appropriate treatment,
leading to improved healing rates and reduced recurrence rates. Better healing and
reduced recurrence will reduce overall prevalence of wounds, patient suffering, expenditure
on inappropriate and ineffective treatments and the amount of clinical time spent
on wound care. This will reduce the overall annual cost of wound care to the National
Health Service. In the last 12 months, the NWCSP has audited the quality of care in
secondary care pressure ulcer patients and published lower limb recommendations alongside
a case for implementation. The surgical wounds recommendations have been finalised
and are being published ahead of the implementation strategy. In 2021 the NWCSP will
move into implementation while continuing to develop the resources and evidence to
support this work.</p>
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