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Wound assessment is a component of wound management.As far as may be practical, the assessment is to be accomplished before prescribing any treatment plan. The objective is to collect information about the patient and about the wound, that may be relevant to planning and implementing the treatment.
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Chronic wounds may take years to heal or, in some cases, may never heal, causing significant physical and emotional stress for patients and placing a financial burden on healthcare systems. [7] Acute and chronic wounds are part of a spectrum, with chronic wounds requiring prolonged and complex care compared to acute wounds. [8]
The trust took over some services run by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2016. Children's services were the first. [12] The trust was one of the beneficiaries of Boris Johnson's announcement of capital funding for the NHS in August 2019, with an allocation of £41,7 million for improving paediatric cardiac services. [13]
Because it failed to meet the NHS targets for elective treatment - 92 patients had waited more than a year in October 1918 - the Herts Valley Clinical Commissioning Group decided to fine the trust £500,000 a month until its performance reaches the national target of 92%. The money will be spent on private and specialist providers.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS foundation trust based in Essex, England. It runs three major hospitals across Essex, and a number of smaller community hospitals. One of the biggest NHS trusts in the country, it serves a population of 1.2 million people [2] and has an annual revenue of over £850m. [3]
In November 2014 the trust had asked the company to launch new menus and invest £500,000 in heated trolleys because patients had complained about the temperature of their food. The company demanded access to the trust's wifi service to process meal orders and refused to implement new menus without it.
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust was authorised by Monitor as an NHS foundation trust on 1 April 2012, [9] subsequently changing its name to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. [10] In the same month, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust took over management of Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital from the ...