Pressure ulcers, It could be you – Cara’s story

We created this video for STOP the Pressure Week 2022. Cara tells of her experience in an interview with Jacqui Fletcher OBE, Senior Clinical Advisor STOP the Pressure Programme & Clinical Lead Pressure Ulcers, NHSEI and National Wound Care Strategy Programme

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09 February 2023

Pressure ulcers – it could be you…

Hear from a variety of people who have / have had pressure ulcers. We created this video for STOP the Pressure Week 2022.

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27 January 2023

Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment – Why it matters so much

We created a narrated PowerPoint for Stop the Pressure week 2022 which you can download here: Open the PowerPoint, then in the bottom right hand corner click SLIDE SHOW or you can choose the SLIDE SHOW menu from the tool bar and click START AT THE BEGINNING The narrated PowerPoint presentation will now commence a […]

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11 January 2023

PURPOSE T – a new generation Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Instrument

As part of the NWCSP Evidence for Wound Care Series – this is a recording of a webinar held on the 27 September with a live Q&A which took place during STOP the Pressure week 2022. Associate Professor Susanne Coleman – NIHR Post-Doc Researcher, Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds. Below are […]

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07 October 2022

Why compression is important for the treatment and prevention of venous leg ulcers

Compression socks and stockings come in a variety of sizes, lengths and colours. The new compression resource from the National Wound care Strategy Programme is for people with leg ulcers and describes things to remember when using compression therapy.

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31 May 2022

National Wound Care Strategy – Lower Limb Assessment – Essential Criteria

The Lower Limb Assessment Essential Criteria has been compiled using all the criteria from the NHS England Leading Change Adding Value Framework Minimum Data Set1 (Table 4 p 235) and the assessment criteria from the SIGN Guideline for Venous Leg Ulcers2 . These criteria are the minimum that should be documented in a Lower Limb […]

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31 May 2022

National Wound Care Strategy – Preventing and Improving Care of Chronic Lower Limb Wounds – Implementation Case

This report, prepared by the National Wound Care Strategy Programme (‘NWCSP’), assesses the impact of introducing service change to implement the NWCSP recommendations to prevent chronic lower limb wounds and improve care for people with these wounds. It details: Projected prevalence of chronic lower limb wounds and associated NHS costs. The degree to which care […]

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31 May 2022

National Wound Care Strategy Programme – Lower Limb- recommendations for care (Flowchart)

The NWCSP has produced a number of resources to support lower limb care. For further information, please refer to the full NWCSP Lower Limb Recommendations

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31 May 2022

National Wound Care Strategy Programme – Recommendations for Lower Limb Ulcers

The NWCSP has produced a number of resources to support lower limb care. These recommendations are intended for use in all clinical care settings. They do not replace existing evidence-informed clinical guidelines or replace clinical judgement and decision making in relation to the needs of the individual patient, but seek to bring attention to such […]

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16 February 2022

National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) Lower Limb Recommendations

The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) is seeking to improve the care of wounds. The unwarranted variation in the UK wound care services offers major opportunities to improve healing rates and thus reduce patient suffering, spend on inappropriate and ineffective treatments and the amount of clinical time spent on wound care.

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Solving skin and wound challenges together

Publisher: National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP)

Pressure ulcers, It could be you – Cara’s story

Pressure ulcers – it could be you…

Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment – Why it matters so much

PURPOSE T – a new generation Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Instrument

Why compression is important for the treatment and prevention of venous leg ulcers

National Wound Care Strategy – Lower Limb Assessment – Essential Criteria

National Wound Care Strategy – Preventing and Improving Care of Chronic Lower Limb Wounds – Implementation Case

National Wound Care Strategy Programme – Lower Limb- recommendations for care (Flowchart)

National Wound Care Strategy Programme – Recommendations for Lower Limb Ulcers

National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) Lower Limb Recommendations

Solving skin and wound challenges together

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