Background
Wound Management:
- Acute Wound Management in Primary Care
- BOPDHB Guide to What Dressing When
- Chronic wound management for Primary Care
- T.I.M.E - Wound Bed Preparation
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Wound Decision Framework
- Assess the Patient
- Assess wound specific factors T.I.M.E
- Diagnose the aetiology of the wound
- Identify modifiable risk factors for poor healing potential
Objectives:
- Identify and agree short- and long-term management/prevention objectives
Treatment:
- Treat the underlying wound aetiology
- What dressing when?
- Generic Trade name dressings
- Acute Wound Management in Primary Care
- Chronic Wound Management for Primary Care
- Address modifiable factors
- Treat the wound specific factors
- Support patient and carer through health promotion and education
Evaluation:
- Evaluate T.I.M.E interventions
- Evaluate objective/Assess outcomes/Plan prevention strategies
- Wound Bed Preparation: T.I.M.E in Practice
- Also see
Referrals
- Kaupapa District Nursing service referral
- Foot Screening Guidelines
- Healthvision referral
- Kaitiaki Referral form
- Podiatry Referral criteria
- Podiatry WBOP referral
- Primary care wound management referral to CNS Tissue Viability
- Primary care Pressure Injury referral to CNS Tissue Viability
- Screening for diabetic foot complications
- Skin Surgery WBOP Referral also available via BPAC in Medtech
- Skin Surgery EBOP referral available via BPAC in Medtech
- Tauranga Hospital Podiatry Clinic Contact information
- Tauranga Hospital Foot Care Guidelines
Tissue Viability/Wound Care/Podiatrist Specialist Advisors:
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For further advice on Tissue Viability Wound Care and Pressure Area Management issues contact:
- Aged Residential Care direct to CNS TV
(07) 579 8627 Mobile 027 839 0300 Fax: (07) 579 0462 - Hospital Inpatients direct to CNS TV(*available 4 days per week)
(07) 579 8627 Mobile 027 839 0300 Fax: (07) 579 0462 - Practice Nurses and all other Community clinicians direct to District Nursing
Tauranga (07) 579 8757 Fax: 07 571 6406
Whakatane (07) 360 0706 Fax: 07 306 0992
Regional Maori Health Services (07) 579 8560
- Aged Residential Care direct to CNS TV
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For further advice on Podiatry contact:
- Specialist Podiatrist
(07) 307 2271 Fax: (07) 307 8500 - info@easternbaypodiatry.co.nz
- Foot Mechanics Tauranga
- WBOP referral form for podiatry
- Specialist Podiatrist
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For further advice on Tissue Viability Wound Care and Pressure Area Management issues contact: