Transforming Wound Care programme saves 300 hours of clinical time and cost savings of over £40k

Ensuring all patients with lower limb wounds receive evidence-based care, leading to faster healing, improved quality of life, reduced likelihood of recurrence and better use of health and care resources.

Most wounds to the lower limbs heal within a few weeks. Chronic lower limb wounds are those below the knee that are slow or fail to heal. They account for at least 42% of all wounds in the UK, with leg ulcers the most common type.

Using recommendations from the National Wound Care Strategy Programme, we worked with the Lincolnshire Community Health Services team to transform the pathway for patients with lower limb wounds across communities in Skegness and Mablethorpe.

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Impacts 2024-2025

Clinical time saving of over 300 hours – achieved through fewer follow up appointments, releasing me. We restructured the pathway to introduce earlier intervention, which helped prevent wound deterioration and supported the use of evidence-based treatment plans.

NHS cost savings of over £40,000 – through reducing appointments.

Patients’ mobility improved – this meant they could attend leg clinics, enabling NHS efficiencies by reducing the need for home visits, whilst improving patients’ quality of life through access to peer support.