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Managing chronic oedema and wet legs in the community: a service evaluation

Author(s) -

Melanie Thomas,

Kàren Morgan,

Ioan Humphreys,

Diane Jehu,

Linda Jenkins

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

nursing standard

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.133

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 2047-9018

pISSN - 0029-6570

DOI - 10.7748/ns.2017.e10951

Subject(s) - medicine , welsh , quality of life (healthcare) , community nursing , nursing , government (linguistics) , physical therapy , philosophy , linguistics

Patients with chronic oedema and 'wet legs' are frequently seen in the community setting, with research indicating that more than half of community nurses' caseloads are patients with chronic oedema. However, a lack of nurse education and standardised care pathways for this condition has been identified. In June 2016, the Welsh Government supported the development of the On the Ground Education Project (OGEP), which aimed to raise community nurses' awareness and recognition of chronic oedema and wet legs, to improve the management of these conditions, and to support the efficient use of community nurses' time and resources.

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