title: Our agenda is to raise the standard of venous leg ulcer care.
abstract: This is the first of six articles on how to tackle the challenges faced when caring for patients with leg ulcers, with the aim of improving services and patient outcomes. This paper overviews diagnosis, treatment options and delivery of care.
authors.affiliation: Newham Primary Care Trust, London, UK. caroline.dowsett@mewhampct.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dowsett
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D006113:United Kingdom; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*