Wound care in the community.
Primary health care forms an integral part both of the country's health care system and the overall social and economic development of the community. It is the first level of contact of individuals, the family and the community with the National Health Service, bringing healthcare as close as possible to where people live and work and constitutes the first elements of a continuing health care process ( 1 ). The increasing move away from hospital-centred services towards disease prevention and health promotion in the community is both evident and welcome. Successful community care services depend upon a review' of how health and social services are organised and managed, which should include a reorientation of many traditions in nursing and medicine. In addition to disease-prevention and health-promotion, patients with acute or chronic illnesses also receive care, treatment and rehabilitation in the community, being referred for specialist service as necessary.
Tutor Continuing Education, Royal Bournemouth General.
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