Sue Bale

Professor 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 is a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.

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.