title: Pressure ulcers: understanding the challenges of promoting quality.
abstract: Pressure ulcers affect quality of life and general wellbeing, and create significant difficulties for patients, their carers and families. Pressure ulcers are associated with morbidity and mortality, and prove costly for healthcare providers. This article identifies the Government's quality agenda and the importance of maintaining, developing and delivering quality care for the prevention of pressure ulceration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ousey
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom