01 July 2024 News update, Research Surgical Wounds Healing by Secondary Intention – Future Research Led by the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, researchers across the UK have recently completed the SWHSI-2 Trial which has evaluated the clinical and cost effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy compared to standard wound dressings in relation to time taken to heal surgical wounds healing by secondary intention (SWHSI). Following on from this […] Full story
24 May 2024 News update Become a Trustee of the Society of Tissue Viability Would you like to influence the Society’s agenda? Are you keen to work together and rise to the challenge of improving skin health and wound care? Then why not become a Trustee of the UK’s leading wound care society – applications are now open! The Society draws members from a wide variety of professions and, as […] Full story
23 April 2024 News update Become an EPUAP Trustee EPUAP trustee applications are now open Do you want to be actively involved in the strategic development and planning of EPUAP? Do you want to assist the Executive Board in their tasks? Then why not apply to be a trustee! As a trustee, you can be part of the EPUAP Scientific, Education, Research, or Guidelines […] Full story
12 April 2024 News update EWMA & Society of Tissue Viability: Congratulations to the winners of the #ProudToMakeADifference contest Since January, healthcare professionals across the world have been sharing their stories of why they are proud to make a difference creating awareness of the many everyday people working in wound care. Now, 2 winners of the contest have been chosen. The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) and the Society of Tissue Viability are delighted […] Full story
08 April 2024 News update SoTV Skin Care Champion wins prestigious JTV award Aila Evangelista from Atfield House Care Home in Twickenham self-funded to join our Skin Care Champion programme for the 2023-24 cohort. She decided to submit an entry in the Society of Tissue Viability category at the Journal of Wound Care 2024 Awards “Innovations in Care Home or Home Care setting”. She submitted her work as […] Full story
06 March 2024 Blogs, News update Don’t be scared to be an international nurse – everyone has their place in the team! Name Ines Alexandra Esteves Sadoc Pereira Day job: Nurse Consultant in Tissue Viability, supports London Southbank University with post graduate wound care education. Current SoTV role: Part of the Associate Forum Q1 – When did you realise you wanted to specialise in tissue viability? Since I was a student nurse I had an interest in […] Full story
26 February 2024 Journal of Tissue Viability, Research Patients ‘acceptance’ of chronic wound-associated pain Patients ‘acceptance’ of chronic wound-associated pain – a qualitative descriptive study Sebastian Probst, Geraldine Gschwind, Louise Murphy , Duygu Sezgin , Peter Carr, Caroline McIntosh, Georgina Gethin, view paper on the JTV website. This paper starts by telling us that chronic wound-associated pain has a negative impact on the quality of life of individuals and […] Full story
06 February 2024 Blogs, News update I discovered my passion for Tissue Viability while working as a community staff nurse Name Deborah Chester Bessell Day job Teaching and Learning fellow at the University of Salford Current SoTV role Associate Q1- When did you realise you wanted to specialise in tissue viability? I discovered my passion for Tissue Viability while working as a community staff nurse. My day-to-day duties involved managing chronic, hard-to-heal wounds and leg […] Full story
01 February 2024 Blogs, News update Reflections of an NHS retiree… Name Sarah Gardner Day job Independent Tissue Viability Consultant Current SoTV role Chair Taking the retirement plunge In July 2020 and in the middle of a pandemic, I left the NHS after a 40-year career! This wasn’t I must add, because of the pandemic, it was because of a pre-planned ambition to retire a bit […] Full story
23 January 2024 News update Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not your role if it is something that interests you Name Samantha Rooney Day job Senior Physiotherapist (Team Leader) in Neuro Critical Care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Current SoTV roles Trustee, member of the Strategy working group, and Lead for the Associate Forum Q1- When did you realise you wanted to specialise in tissue viability? My clinical specialty for my Physiotherapy career is […] Full story
15 January 2024 News update Don’t miss out on opportunities because it’s out of your comfort zone. Grab life and enjoy it to the fullest! Name Sharon Scattergood Day job Matron for Tissue Viability at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Current SoTV role Trustee Q1- When did you realise you wanted to specialise in tissue viability? This did not happen for several years as I was very happy working on a general surgical ward with all the variations in surgical […] Full story