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National Wound Care Strategy Programme: Help us with the development of our wound product classification system!

Are you a healthcare professional working in clinical practice in primary care, an NHS provider trust or a community interest company?  Are you interested in wound care products and their use? If so, The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) would like to invite you to share your clinical experience of using these products. This […] Full story

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Research

Interventions, stakeholders and organisation related to pressure ulcer prevention for individuals with spinal cord injuries in transition from hospital to home – A scoping review

Knaerke Soegaard, Martin Sollie, Dimitri Beeckman, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Jens Ahm-Sørensen, view paper on the JTV website. This is a scoping review, which aims to assess the potential size and scope of available literature in a particular research area. This review looks at any studies that included an initiaitive, organisational components and/or stakeholders’ perspectives on pressure […]

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News update, Research

Do you assess skin changes in chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD)?

Background The team of researchers and clinicians from King’s College London and the University of Surrey are interested in the assessment of skin changes in people with dark skin tones. Recent research has highlighted there are unwarranted variations in practice when assessing skin changes in people with dark skin tones which has a negative impact […]

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News update, Research, Stop the Pressure

Leading social care provider clinches top digital health award with groundbreaking pressure ulcer prevention trial 

The Highlands’ largest social care provider, Highland Home Carers (HHC), has been recognised at the 6th annual Digital Health & Care Awards for its groundbreaking work helping combat pressure ulcers in a care at home setting. At the Edinburgh ceremony – which is Scotland’s foremost celebration of digital innovation across the health and social care […]

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