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
09 June 2022 News update Publisher’s announcement On behalf of the Society of Tissue Viability and the Publisher, we would like to inform you that the current Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Tissue Viability, Professor Dan Bader, is standing down from this role on 1st June 2022. We would like to thank Professor Bader for his hard work and immense efforts over the […] Full story
08 June 2022 News update I really enjoyed every moment of the conference When you are a nurse and you’ve been doing diabetic wound care for so many years, you think that you already know everything. When I attended the EWMA conference in France, I put an end to that thought. In fact, there is still a lot of learning that we need to explore to improve our […] Full story
11 May 2022 News update Shouting successes in a Skin Care Champion partner One of our Skin Care Champions, Jezel Figueroa Registered Nurse from Birmingham Jewish Community Care, Andrew Cohen House has reported a zero pressure ulcer month. No residents have a pressure ulcer. The home are very proud of this achievement and wanted to share this with you. Here are some lovely photos of their happy residents. Full story
25 February 2022 News update The Society of Tissue Viability is changing… The world – and tissue viability – have changed since the inception of the Tissue Viability Society in 1980 and the Pandemic has accelerated that change hugely. Full story
21 February 2022 News update Listen to Trisha Goddard and Lymphoedema Awareness Week The British Lymphology Society will be on Talk Radio on 5th March to promote Lymphoedema Awareness Week 2022 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
10 June 2021 News update NEW National Wound Care Core Capability Framework RELEASE A new England-wide multi-professional framework has been published that sets out the knowledge and skills needed by all levels of the health and social care workforce to deliver high quality, consistent wound care across all settings, improving healing rates and patient outcomes. Launched by the National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP), the National Wound Care […] Full story
14 April 2021 News update Skin Care Champions Educator – Appointment Announcement! The TVS Trustees are delighted to announce that Heidi Sandoz, Independent Tissue Viability Consultant, has been appointed as the Skin Care Champions Educator. The Skin Care Champions Programme & Network is the latest educational offering from the TVS and one which has won the prestigious Urgo Foundation Award. We look forward to working with Heidi on […] Full story
18 December 2020 News update Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year – A time for reflection… 2020 has been a year of challenge and change for us all and the TVS, like many organisations, has had to adapt the way it has worked in order to support it’s members and industry partners. Nevertheless, in spite of this, the TVS have made many achievements and here are just some of them… With […] 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