title: The Lindsay Leg Club: supporting the NHS to provide leg ulcer care.
abstract: Public health services will need to cope with additional demands due to an ageing society and the increasing prevalence of chronic conditions. Lower-limb ulceration is a long-term, life-changing condition and leg ulcer management can be challenging for nursing staff. The Lindsay Leg Club model is a unique partnership between community nurses, members and the local community, which provides quality of care and empowerment for patients with leg ulcers, while also supporting and educating nursing staff. The Leg Club model works in accord with core themes of Government and NHS policy. Patient feedback on the Leg Club model is positive and the Leg Clubs provide a service to members which is well accepted by patients, yet is more economically efficient than the traditional district nursing practice of home visits. Lindsay Leg Clubs provide a valuable support service to the NHS in delivering improved quality of care while improving efficiency.
authors.affiliation: East Lothian Health Board. davydunbar@sky.com
authors.forename: Morag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKenzie
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012648:Self Care; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom