Journal of General Practice Nursing (GPN) | September 2019

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Improving wound healing through high-quality wound care practice

Improving wound healing through high-quality wound care practice
Editorial

In 2017, UK expenditure on health care reached £197.2 billion pounds (Office for National Statistics [ONS], 2018). Many publicly recognised health challenges have been associated with estimated costs, for example, direct cost of diabetes treatment are £9.8 billion, while dementia care consumes £4.3 billion, and healthcare associated infections £1 billion annually (National Health Service, 2012; Alzheimer’s Society, 2014; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE], 2017).

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