1. Report of the proceedings of a UK skin safety advisory group
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Paul Browning, Dimitri Beeckman, Steve Foster, Angela Rodgers, Richard White, Victoria Murray, Roisin Connolly, Sian Fumarola, Gillian Maclean, and Judy Harker
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Pressure Ulcer ,Skin care ,Mandatory reporting ,business.industry ,Dermatitis ,Congresses as Topic ,Multidisciplinary team ,medicine.disease ,United Kingdom ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Skin Ulcer ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Medical emergency ,business ,General Nursing ,Skin damage - Abstract
Moisture-associated skin damage, especially incontinence-associated dermatitis, continues to present significant health challenges and requires multidisciplinary input to provide effective prevention and treatment. In the absence of mandatory reporting such damage is under- or wrongfully reported, resulting in a lack of accurate data on prevalence and costs of associated care. In March this year, a multidisciplinary team of experts met in the UK to seek to determine measures to improve patient skin care. They aimed to identify activities to increase awareness and education, collect data, and improve prevention and treatment regimes. This article describes that discussion and the conclusions made by the group, such as the key actions required to effect policy changes.
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- 2018
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