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Most nurses working in primary care settings will assess, treat and manage patients with a wide range of chronic wounds and skin conditions (Armstrong, 2017). Venous leg ulceration is extremely common; however, it is thought that around only 53% of patients heal fully within one year (Guest et al, 2018). This represents a significant number of patients and a large proportion of nursing time. Patients often experience skin disorders because of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), and to improve outcomes there is a need not only to heal the ulceration, but also to manage the whole limb in respect of dermatological issues, such as wet, itchy varicose eczema, hyperkeratosis, dermatitis and fungal infection, to name a few.

In order to instil confidence in your patients, you yourself need to feel confident in the care you’re providing — including the products you use.

This is why we’re publishing the results of a recent randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing the efficacy of Exufiber® with the market leading gelling fibre dressing, in exuding venous and mixed aetiology leg ulcers.

IF YOU FEEL CONFIDENT, YOUR PATIENTS FEEL CONFIDENT
In order to instil confidence in your patients, you yourself need to feel confident in the care you’re providing — including the products you use.

Wound management is increasingly falling to those who are not wound care specialists (Guest et al, 2020).

HARTMANN UKI has launched a new initiative — HOME (acronym for holistic, outline, manage, evaluate/educate) — to help healthcare professionals introduce and manage shared-care solutions for patients at home.