Cohort study evaluating the burden of wounds to the UK's National Health Service in 2017/2018: update from 2012/2013.

The annual prevalence of wounds increased by 71% between 2012/2013 and 2017/2018. There was a substantial increase in resource use over this period and patient management cost increased by 48% in real terms. There needs to be a structural change within the NHS in order to manage the increasing demand for wound care and improve patient outcomes.