Submission

AMA Submission on Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management 2022

AMA provided a submission on 10 February to the University of WA on the Australian Standards for Wound Prevention and Management 2022. 

The submission: 

  • highlighted that clarity around the focus of the standards was required, 

  • suggested the Australian Health Research Alliance work with the RACGP on standards applicable to general practice, 

  • supported the development of education modules to support use of the Standards, 

  • took the opportunity to highlight that current funding arrangements are inadequate to support best practice wound care, and 

  • provided some practical solutions for improving both wound care and the Standards themselves. 

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