NHS STANDARD CONTRACT FOR SPECIALISED BURNS …

1 NHS England D06/S/a Gateway Reference 01364 NHS Commissioning Board, 2013 The NHS Commissioning Board is now known as NHS England D06/S/a NHS STANDARD CONTRACT FOR SPECIALISED BURNS care (ALL AGES) SCHEDULE 2 THE SERVICES A. SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS Service Specification No. D06/S/a Service SPECIALISED Burn care (All Ages) Commissioner Lead Provider Lead Period 12 months Date of Review 1. Population Needs National/local context and evidence base National Context The complexity and rarity of burn injuries makes delivering burn care a SPECIALISED service. Although significant advances have been made in burn care over recent decades, it is recognised that to achieve the best possible clinical outcome for burn injured patients, burn care must be delivered by expert multi-disciplinary teams in SPECIALISED burn services. Formal standardised processes, structures and agreed working practices are required to continue improving the survival rates and quality of life for patients who have sustained a burn injury [4].

reconstruction and on-going community care to maximise recovery. In England and Wales burn care is organised using a tiered model of care [22] whereby the most severely injured are cared for in services recognised as Centres and those requiring less intensive clinical support being cared for in either a Unit or a Facility.

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