The guidance review for MTG17 The Debrisoft monofilament debridement pad for use in acute or chronic wounds is now complete. The review decision has now been signed off by the director of NICE’s Centre for Health Technology Evaluation. It is recommended to amend the Guidance. The review decision is now published and can be found […]

Pressure ulcers can be serious and lead to life-threatening complications, such as blood poisoning and gangrene. A new quick guide from NICE and SCIE helps registered care managers and other health and care professionals to understand why some people are particularly likely to develop pressure ulcers and offers practical advice on how they can help […]

Welcome to the TVS January blog written by TVS Chair, Ray Samuriwo, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, School of Healthcare Sciences at Cardiff University as he reflects on 2018 and shares his thoughts about the coming year! The Christmas and New Year period provides many of us the opportunity to spend some quality time with people […]

We recently worked with Mediaplanet UK on the 2018 Understanding Diabetes Campaign. A printed publication was enclosed within every copy of The Guardian newspaper and the content available to view online – click here to read the article in full Read exclusive content from key thought leaders and learn more about prevention and managing diabetes […]

Welcome to the TVS October blog written by Fran Spratt, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and TVS Trustee After another extremely successful and thought provoking Tissue Viability Society conference in 2018, we are now reflecting and planning the Conference for 2019, which is already taking shape and looks like it […]

Read the SoTV latest blog from Joanna Swann, Lead Tissue Viability Nurse, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Kate Williams, Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist, Leeds Community Wound Prevention and Management Serviceon “Why they decided to become an SoTV Trustee” “I have been a tissue viability nurse for the past 12 years and have seen […]

Legs Matter representatives at the House of Lords Senior government is listening and is interested in the plight of people with wounds.  Yesterday, the Legs Matter coalition attended a meeting at the House of Lords called by the Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Opposition Spokesperson on Health; Cabinet Office; and Higher Education). Professor Julian Guest […]

The National Patient Safety Team are aware of reported incidents where healthcare professionals have been unsure about the use of alternating pressure systems (APS) and the increased potential for harm in the event of a fire, especially if the patient using the APS is a smoker. Consequently these systems have sometimes been withdrawn resulting in […]

Ever thought about becoming a Society of Tissue Viability Trustee? Linda Primmer is a Community TVN for Edinburgh, East & Midlothian and a TVS Trustee and she shares with us on how believing in yourself, can make a national difference to practice and help improve the lives of the UK population who are at risk […]

Many of you will doubtless be familiar with our Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn Romeo’s blog where she regularly sets out her beliefs, values and objectives for advancing the quality, value and breadth of adult social work in England. Today, she publishes a new Safeguarding Adults Protocol for pressure ulcers. Their prevention or mitigation may not immediately […]

Welcome to the first Chair’s blog for 2018 written by the Tissue Viability Society Vice Chair, Heidi Sandoz ACT ONE SCENE ONE Cinderella, the NHS lonely daughter who provides wound care/tissue viability services, was feeling despondent at the end of 2017. For decades she had been trying to expand her service to ensure all patients […]