title: New guideline on preventing and managing pressure ulcers.
abstract: New guidance on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers has been developed collaboratively by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the Royal College of Nursing. Julie Stevens and Will Gray provide the background to its development and discuss the key recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Hounslow Primary Care Trust and West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom