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What makes a good formulary?
The importance of evidencebased practice
Considering cost
Change management
Addressing challenges and
measuring success
BEST PRACTICE STATEMENT: DEVELOPMENT OF A WOUND CARE FORMULARY USING CLINICAL EVIDENCE AND ENSURING EFFECTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT
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Wounds UK
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This publication was coordinated by Wounds UK with the Expert Working Group and Review Panel. The views presented in this document are the work of the authors and do not necessarily
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Wounds UK (2023) Best Practice Statement: Development of a wound care formulary using clinical evidence and ensuring effective change management. Wounds UK, London. Available to download from: www.woundsuk.com reflect the views of Urgo Medical.
EXPERT WORKING GROUP:
Jacqui Fletcher OBE (Chair), Independent Nurse Consultant
Andrew Sharpe, Advanced Podiatrist, Wound Care, Salford Care Organisation, Salford
Caroline Dowsett, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability Services, East London NHS Foundation Trust
David Wylie, Managing Director, DAWN Health & Care Consultancy UK Ltd; Honorary Fellow, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
Dawn Douglas, Community Matron, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Graham Bowen, Principal Podiatrist, Solent NHS Trust
Hollie Robinson, Tissue Viability Service Lead, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Joy Tickle, Tissue Viability Nurse Consultant, Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Kelly Phillips, Skin Integrity Lead Nurse, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Leanne Atkin, Vascular Nurse Consultant, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust; Research Fellow, University of Huddersfield
Michelle Goodeve, Senior Diabetes Specialist Podiatrist, Provide Community Interest Company
Nina Murphy, Operational Lead for Tissue Viability, North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Rebecca Elwell, Trustee, British Lymphology Society; Macmillan Lymphoedema ANP and Team Leader, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Sian Fumarola, Head of Clinical Procurement, North Midlands and Black Country NHS Procurement Group
Jane Diggle
Specialist Diabetes Nurse
Practitioner, West Yorkshire
Citation: Diggle J (2023) Updates in the management of cardiovascular disease. Diabetes & Primary Care 25: 145–7
Background: Ideally, a good skin graft substitute should be readily available, cost-effective, have a low disease transmission risk, reduce infection and scarring, and aid wound healing. Fish skin grafts (FSG) are an accessible option to most populations.
Aim: This literature review explores the use of FSG, as a xenograft, to aid in wound healing and the potential benefits or harms of using this intervention.
Methods: A literature search using the PICO method was conducted on MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Embase, and hand searched on the Cardiff University Library.
Results: FSG aided faster healing of burn wounds and reduced scarring. However, there was a lack of studies that examined the patient’s experience and the long-term effects of FSG.
Conclusions: FSG has multiple biological, economical and logistical benefits. It should be considered as an alternative graft option and has been shown to be useful in low resource environments. However, more robust research on the harms and benefits of FSG use is required.
KEY WORDS
Burns
Fish skin graft
Skin graft
Traumatic wounds
Wound healing
VENNESSA C. LEE BN, RN Tissue Viability Nurse, HCA UK
Skin tears are a significant problem for frail older patients, especially in a mental health setting. Furthermore, they go largely unreported. Frail older adults are vulnerable to dry, thin and fragile skin, which may lead to skin tears. Skin tears can cause unnecessary pain, discomfort and anxiety, as well as stress to patients, carers, and their families. They can also lead to prolonged hospitalisation. In a mental health setting, skin tears are often associated with friction, shear and skin trauma due to self-harm, aggression, psychotropic medications, poor nutrition, depression, a poor lifestyle and a lack of motivation. This paper reviews evidence related to the use of moisturisation as a preventive measure to reduce skin tears among frail older adults in mental health settings. It is evident that moisturising twice daily helps to prevent the incidence of skin tears in frail older adults. However, there is limited research for skin tears in the area of mental health.
KEY WORDS
Emollients
Frail older adult
Mental health
Prevention
Skin tears
Wounds
AYODELE AYENI
Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust