Soon after its inception in January 2013, the National Institute for Health Research Healthcare Technology Co-operative for Wound Prevention and Treatment (NIHR WoundTec HTC) established a competitive tender process for a health economic’s study on ‘real-world’ wound-care provision in the UK. CATALYST Health Economics Consultants Ltd, led by Professor Julian Guest, was chosen to perform the study, which was jointly funded by unrestricted contributions from a range of industrial partners and the NIHR WoundTec HTC.