12 July 2022 Research The influence of sock composition on the appearance of foot blisters in hikers Chicharro-Luna Esther, Gijon-Nogueron Gabriel, Sanchez-Rodriguez Raquel, Martínez-Nova Alfonso. Journal of Tissue Viability. Volume 31, Issue 2, 2022, Pages 315-318, ISSN 0965-206X, view paper on the JTV website. The study written about in this paper examined the role of sock fibres (synthetic vs natural) in preventing blisters in over 200 long distance hikers, all of whom […] Full story
30 June 2022 Impact, News update, Research Journal of Tissue Viability – new editor, new Impact Factor! We are delighted to tell you that the Impact Factor for the Journal of Tissue Viability has just been announced at 3.374, increased from the 2021 figure of 2.932. It is now ranked 13 out of 125 in the nursing category rankings (previously 15). This is a testament to the incredibly hard work from the […] Full story
29 September 2021 Research Palliative care and pressure ulcers – A daughter’s perspective (who just happens to be a TVN) This powerful insight into a daughter’s perspective on palliative care and pressure ulcers written by a TVS member who’s location and identity have been withheld to protect privacy. Mum is in hospital… She has a hospital acquired DTI on her left buttock (left sided weakness after a very dense stroke). She had such beautiful skin […] Full story
14 December 2020 Research PRESSURE ULCERS, DO WE NEED A RE-THINK? “Is a rethink required around the strategies to prevent PUs or are the PUs we are now seeing due to the advancing age, severity of illness and number of co-morbidities patients in our care are experiencing? Read the latest blog from Joanna Swan, Senior lecturer in Tissue Viability, Birmingham City University and TVS Trustee Pressure ulcers […] Full story
20 February 2019 Community, Impact, Research The challenges of developing a city wide wound formulary Welcome to the TVS February blog written by Kate Williams, Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist, Leeds Community Wound Prevention & Management Service and TVS Trustee BACKGROUND I am one of the Tissue Viability Nurses within Leeds Community Healthcare Trust. For the first time, thanks to a great team of professionals, we have developed a wound formulary that covers […] Full story