New Research from Nourish Care
From Treatment to Prevention
The first-ever baseline for wound care in UK social care, drawn from the anonymised records of over 26,000 people.
Wound care has a data problem
Mind the gap (in data)
For decades, wound care research in the UK has lived almost entirely in hospitals and community nursing services. Social care – where a huge share of wound prevention and management actually happens – has been left out of the conversation. That gap matters.
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Without a baseline, providers can’t measure progress, benchmark performance, or make the case for better resourcing. This white paper is that baseline.
What you’ll find in the report
- A first-of-its-kind dataset. Analysis of anonymised wound care data from over 26,000 people across UK care homes using the Nourish Better Care platform, comparing November 2025 to February 2026.
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A breakdown of wound types. From bruises and pressure injuries to surgical wounds and ulcers, see exactly what providers are recording, and how often.
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Evidence that digital systems drive real improvement. Services using structured digital wound tracking saw measurable gains: an average 1.8-point reduction in wound rates and wounds resolving faster, with 75% dealt with in under four weeks.
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The policy context. A timeline of NHS and government wound care strategy, including the National Wound Care Strategy Programme, and where social care fits into the next chapter.
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A practical case for prevention. Why moving from reactive treatment to proactive prevention could reduce NHS strain, and improve quality of life for the people you support.
See how Nourish turns wound care data into better outcomes
We can help your service
The insights in this report come from Nourish Better Care: the platform helping thousands of care providers move from reactive record-keeping to proactive, evidence-based care.
If you want to see how body maps, photographic evidence, incident reporting, and live dashboards can help your service reduce wound rates and speed up healing times, book a time with our team.