19 November 2020 Community Do you want to be a Pressure Ulcer Hero? Read the latest blog from Tina Chambers, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability & TVS Trustee, on how you can be a Pressure Ulcer Hero! Mirrors are an essential piece of equipment for those that care. They give you a super power and make you a Pressure Ulcer Hero. What does a mirror mean to […] Full story
10 November 2020 News update TVS Skin Care Champions Project awarded Urgo Foundation funding! The Tissue Viability Society Trustees are excited and delighted to be the recipients of the prestigious Urgo Foundation award in support of of the Skin Care Champions Project. The TVS identified an opportunity to facilitate an online education programme and support network which will develop ‘Skin Care Champions’ in the Care Home and Home Care […] Full story
03 November 2020 News update Assessment of non white skin There is very little information out there on the assessment of non-white skin but there is now a great new resource about the assessment of the lower limb in patients with black and brown skin called “Mind the gap”. Click here for more information Full story
04 August 2020 News update TVS Education Endorsement of ActivHeal Academy Higher Education Modules (1-3) ActivHeal are committed to supporting Healthcare Professionals ensuring they select the right product not just the first time but every time. As part of this commitment they approached the Tissue Viability Society and were asked to review and endorse the higher level modules of the ActivHeal Multi Tiered Wound Care education programme. David Hibbitt (Global […] Full story
22 July 2020 Community It is OK to put yourself first A personal account from Clare Greenwood, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Tissue Viability, Leeds Teaching Hospitals on being a key worker, post grad student, wife and mother Calmness can be skin deep… I never really thought of myself as an anxious person. Yes, I would replay some conversations over and over in my head, worrying that […] Full story
01 July 2020 News update Raising funds to provide education for our Carers The Tissue Viability Society are embarking on a Journey to the Centre of Mars (the Ruby Red planet) As part of our 40th Ruby Anniversary activities (strongly hampered by Covid-19), we aim to raise money to develop and deliver a programme of training and education to say a huge thank you to all our CARERS across the UK. So please […] Full story
23 June 2020 Community The Reality This powerful insight into the effect of COVID-19 on the critical care workforce has been written by a TVS member who’s location and identity have been withheld to protect privacy. “We have practiced the technique of proning critically ill adults for many years and always approach this method from a multidisciplinary team approach, with a […] Full story
16 June 2020 Community Strangers, Friends & Family – Helping Key Workers during COVID-19! Read the latest blog from Linda Primmer, TVS Chair & Community TVN, on strangers, family and friends helping key workers during COVID-19 I am sure, like me, you have been amazed by the generous support the British public has demonstrated for key workers across the UK during this challenging time. Within my immediate ‘wee world’ […] Full story
03 June 2020 Community It’s OK not to be OK Welcome to a guest blog written by Dr Leanne Atkin, Vascular Nurse Specialist, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust. Lecturer University of Huddersfield “It sometimes feels like I am in a parallel universe! Society around me seems to be having extended holidays, family BBQs, street parties and days out at the beach. I am rather sick of […] Full story
02 June 2020 Community The importance of the Tissue Viability Society’s Trustee election – voting closes 7th June Read the latest blog from Tina Chambers, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability, on the importance of the 2020 TVS Trustee Elections “For the first time in many years the TVS is required to hold a ballot to elect our new trustees. Whilst we could have had an election each year, for as long as […] Full story
29 May 2020 News update A COVID-19 Challenge Read the latest blog from Joanna Swann, Lead Tissue Viability Nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, on the challenges of Pressure ulcers (PU) in the proned Intensive Care patient “I won’t be the first to say we are in challenging times. Our work places are experiencing unprecedented changes that are testing all of us […] Full story
28 May 2020 News update Wound Care during COVID-19 Thanks to our TVS Trustees, Nikki Stubbs and Kate Williams for taking part in EWMA’s webinar where they answered your wound healing during COVID-19 questions. The discussions provided a great source of support for all Healthcare Professionals caring for those with wounds during this time. If you missed it on the day, don’t worry as […] Full story