National best practice and evidence based guidelines for wound ...

1.3 Terms of Reference
● To ensure/facilitate the development of National Wound Management Guidelines which represent
up to date best practice.
● To agree an approach to this work and secure funding as required.
● To provide guidance on a standardised approach to wound management across all care settings
in the interest of best practice and quality patient care.
● To establish and support a guideline development team that is representative geographically and
across care settings.
● To develop content and format of Wound Management Guidelines.
● To liaise and work with approved research support.
● To recommend a process for dissemination, implementation and evaluation of these Guidelines.
● To support the dissemination of these Guidelines.
1.4 Layout of Document
This document has been divided into four sections:
Section One deals with the administrative and corporate issues related to their development and
intended use.
Section Two outlines the search strategies which lead to the guidelines and the levels of evidence
associated with guideline statements. This section also presents a decision framework to guide the
clinician in the necessary steps to optimise best practice in wound management.
Section Three is dedicated to the clinical aspects of wound management. This section contains 5
parts;
- general principles in wound management;
- venous ulceration;
- arterial ulceration;
- diabetic foot;
- pressure ulceration.
Section Four contains audit tool, references, bibliography details, and appendices relevant to
the document.
A glossary of terms used throughout the document is provided for the reader.
A Quick reference guide is provided at the end of this document.
The term ‘clinician’ is used throughout to denote any professional involved in wound management.
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