National Wound Care Strategy – Lower Limb Assessment – Essential Criteria

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Publisher
National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP)
Topics
Leg Ulcers, Lower Limb, Venous Leg Ulcers, Wounds on the foot, Wounds on the leg
Content type
Downloadable PDF

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The Lower Limb Assessment Essential Criteria has been compiled using all the criteria from the NHS England Leading Change Adding Value Framework Minimum Data Set1 (Table 4 p 235) and the assessment criteria from the SIGN Guideline for Venous Leg Ulcers2 . These criteria are the minimum that should be documented in a Lower Limb assessment.