Joanne is a registered nurse, District Nurse, Tissue Viability Nurse and Senior Lecturer in tissue viability at Huddersfield University.

Joanne has 23 years working in the community nursing, the past 12 years as a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist. She has experience working with patients who self-neglect and is involved in the multi disciplinary approach in supporting patients with their decision making.

Presentation at The Society of Tissue Viability 2022 Conference

Self-neglect and pressure ulcers

Objectives

After attending this session, persons will be able to:

• Case examples of how we work with people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers
• Better understanding of the processes within safeguarding which can support practitioners when working with people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers
• Understand how the Mental Capacity Act supports decision making and risk managing
• Practitioners feel more confident in managing cases involving people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers

Abstract

Delivered by the Tissue Viability Nurse and Named Nurse for Mental Capacity Act & Dementia, this session will use case study examples to demonstrate how we work with people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers. Giving an overview of the safeguarding processes and Mental Capacity Act legislation which supports our decision making in managing the risks, and building therapeutic relationships to support people make choices about their own care and treatment.

This is complex work but we hope this session will give practitioners useful tips and guidance when working with people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers. To understand how this contextualises to safeguarding adults framework and how to incorporate the Mental Capacity Act in your clinical practice. We hope practitioners leave feeling more confident in managing cases involving people who self-neglect with pressure ulcers within their own clinical areas of work.