Public Health England. (2021) Wound aware: a resource for commissioners and providers of drug services. London: Public Health England.
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wound-a...
This resource supports local areas and drug services to be ‘wound aware’ and help prevent, identify, treat and manage wounds in people who inject drugs.
Local areas can do this through an integrated, multidisciplinary approach that looks at wound care, harm reduction, drug treatment and recovery, pain management and social circumstances. The approach can include a range of services and groups including:
- drug services (including needle and syringe programmes)
- local authority commissioners
- GPs
- wound care services
- local health protection teams
- A&E
- housing services
- other services for people who experience homelessness
The resource includes practice notes aimed at service users and examples of good practice.
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Substance use prevention > Substance use harm reduction
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Health related prevention > Health information and education > Communicable disease control
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Health care delivery
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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