title: Conservative sharp debridement: the professional and legal issues.
abstract: In recent years there has been much debate over the use of conservative sharp debridement in the treatment of certain wound types. Here it is discussed in relation to increasing the speed of wound healing in slow-to-heal wounds. The authors examine education and skill competence in relation to the professional's duty of care to patients with wounds.
authors.affiliation: Royal West Sussex NHS Trust, St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashworth
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chivers
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D014945:Wound Healing; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*