Patients with cancer or those undergoing palliative care may have complex and/or chronic wounds accompanied by a range of distressing symptoms. Therefore, the management of these wounds is primarily aimed at reducing their impact on patients and their families (Laverty et al, 1997). An interdisciplinary Wound Management Group was set up at The Royal Marsden Hospital with the aim of promoting good quality wound management and care for patients with cancer. This article highlights the ways in which this Group has been instrumental in facilitating best practice while outlining the difficulties in ensuring evidence-based care where little research has been conducted into the efficacy of wound management interventions for complex and/or chronic wounds.
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