Sue Bale, OBE FRCN, RGN, NDN, RHV is a British nurse with a special interest in wound healing.
Education and career
She received her PhD degree from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) in 2003. She currently works Director of Research & Development in Aneurin Bevan Health Board.
Work in wound healing
Bale was part of the original team that established a unique wound healing service in the Wound Healing Research Unit, based at the University of Wales College of Medicine. She has written a range of books and articles on wound care.
She is a founder member of the Wound Care Society (1985); the European Wound Management Association; (1991); the Journal of Wound Care (1992); the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (1996).
Fellowship
Professor Bale was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing in 2004.
Recent publications
- Bale, Sue; V. Jones (2004). Wound Care Nursing, 2nd Edition - A Patient-Centered Approach. Mosby Ltd. ISBN 0-7234-3344-5.
- Bale, Sue; N. Tebble; V.J. Jones; P.Price (2004). "The benefits of implementing a new skin care protocol in nursing homes". Journal of Tissue Viability. 14 (2): 44–50. PMID 15114926.
- Bale, Sue; N. Tebble; P. Price (2004). "A topical metronidazole gel used to treat malodorous wounds". British Journal of Nursing. 13 (11): S4–11. PMID 15218439.
- Jones, V.; S. Bale; K.G. Harding (2004). Acute and chronic wound healing. In "Wound Care Essentials Practice" (S. Baronowski & E.A. Ayello, eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. ISBN 1-58255-274-6.
References
- University of Glamorgan (2003). Research Programmes Audit Committee, 11 June 2003.
- "Sue Bale". European Wound Management Association. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- "Fellows". Royal College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2006.