STOP the pressure links and resources

A range of links and resources to signpost and help you support this year's #stopthepressure campaign

British Medical Journal (BMJ) open access

Theoretically informed codesign of a tailored intervention to support pressure ulcer prevention behaviours by older people living in their own homes in the UK and their lay carers: an intervention codesign study (C-PrUP)

Deaf / hearing loss

Hearing loss affects 1 in 3 adults – article by Samantha Penney, Milton Keynes University Hospital

Deaf Awareness Week is 5-11 May 2025

National Deaf Children’s Society

British Deaf Association (BDA)

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

For staff with a hearing loss there is a Facebook group called “UK Deaf Healthcare Professionals” which was set up when COVID hit, as it was a great network of support.

Dementia

Dementia UK

Holistic care

Seeing the whole person supports better care

Learning Difficulties

Are you committed to inclusive wound care consultations with people living with a learning disability?

Oliver’s Campaign

Disability Positive Practice: Neurodiversity

Seeability

Easyhealth.org.uk

Learning Disability Service

Mencap

The National Autistic Society

Pressure Ulcer Prevention in pictures – Easy Read guide

Multidisciplinary team working

Stop the pressure – Working collaboratively can reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers

A paper written by Samantha Rooney, Senior Physiotherapist, University Hospitals Birmingham Trust

Neurodiversity

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Neurodiversity Guidance

Pressure Ulcer Prevention

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Categorising a pressure ulcer

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde – Non-slip socks – are you looking and listening

Spinal Injuries Association

Everyone is different, but pressure ulcers don’t discriminate – STP 2024 campaign

Visual Impairment

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde – A guide to help you prevent pressure ulcers

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