title: Clinical governance. 2: Obtaining consent in wound care: what are the key issues?
abstract: When undertaking a therapeutic intervention, healthcare professionals must ensure that they receive informed consent from the patient in order to protect both the individual and themselves.
authors.affiliation: Peterborough Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baxter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009731:Nursing Audit; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy