title: A review of medical-grade  honey in wound care.
abstract: In the current healthcare environment, clinicians are increasingly under pressure to use wound care products that are cost effective. This includes products that can be used in a variety of wounds to achieve different outcomes, depending on the wound-bed requirements. Medical-grade honey has emerged as a product that can achieve a variety of outcomes within the wound and is safe and easy to use. This article reviews the use of a medical-grade honey, with a view to including it on the wound care formulary in both primary and secondary care. It featured in a poster presentation at the Wounds UK conference at Harrogate in 2011.
authors.affiliation: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belcher
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*