Opportunities for better value wound care: a multiservice, cross-sectional survey of complex wounds and their care in a UK community population

Background Complex wounds impose a substantial health economic burden worldwide. As wound care is managed across multiple settings by a range of healthcare professionals with varying levels of expertise, the actual care delivered can vary considerably and result in the underuse of evidence-based interventions, the overuse of interventions supported by limited evidence and low value healthcare. Objectives To quantify the number, type and...