No stitch up: Wounds a $3 billion sore point at hospitals

By Janice Harris
Updated March 26 2014 - 7:15am, first published 4:00am
SALVE-ATION: Nurse Maureen Templar and Dr Annie Balcomb are part of the team involved in wound care at the Orange hospital and for home visits.
Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0325commnurse4
SALVE-ATION: Nurse Maureen Templar and Dr Annie Balcomb are part of the team involved in wound care at the Orange hospital and for home visits. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0325commnurse4

PATIENT wounds which need to be treated are costing the nation $3 billion a year with 400,000 Australians suffering from chronic wounds.

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