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We believe that skin health and wound healing is everyone’s business and that change happens when we work together, not in silos.

31 May 2022

Device-related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention. Second edition

Although great strides have been made to tackle hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs), there is a need for greater recognition of device-related pressure ulcers (DRPUs), including their causes, management and prevention. This consensus statement, an updated second edition, aims to continue raising awareness of these largely preventable injuries and, crucially, to stimulate action.

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16 March 2022

Wound Infection in Clinical practice – principles of best practice

Wound infection continues to be challenging for people with a wound, their families and health professionals. Wound infection can lead to protracted wound healing, multiple health service visits and increased hospital admission duration. This comes at significant economic cost and negatively impacts quality of life outcomes for the person with a wound and their family. […]

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