title: A static-led approach to effective equipment management.
abstract: Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust has a static-led approach to the provision of pressure-relieving equipment in the community. This means that product selection must result from an individualized clinical assessment of the patients needs and not reliant on a blanket approach. The limitations of dynamics should be considered and the delivery of essential nursing care should be deemed paramount, rather than products. The emphasis within the PCT is on holistic assessment and informed clinical decision-making, combined with education of patients and carers in use of equipment. This article sets out the rationale for a static-led approach, and reports the results of a survey of district nurses which looked at their practice in this area.
authors.affiliation: Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sale
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom