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Tag Archives: Wounds (Pressure)
Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework is intended to link a proportion of each service providers’ income … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Department of Health, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Support Surfaces for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Review)
Summary Pressure ulcers are treated by reducing the pressure on areas of damaged skin. Special support surfaces (such as beds, mattresses and cushions) are intended to re-distribute the pressure, but the relative effectiveness of different support surfaces was – and … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), International, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Australia, Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register, Mater Health Sydney ACU, National Centre for Clinical Outcomes Research (NaCCOR), Pressure Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure-Relieving Support Surfaces, St Vincent's Hospital (New South Wales), Support Surfaces, Wounds (Pressure)
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