21 November 2024

Pressure ulcer prevention for people with Learning Disability

Overview This webinar harnessed the experience of clinical experts in the Learning Disability field who highlighted how we can improve communication with the person and their family/carers to both allow them to participate in preventative care and to support safe and compassionate delivery of care. Learning objectives To develop an understanding of specific support needs […]

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21 February 2024

Every contact counts Stop the Pressure word search

An on-line and pdf for print version of our every contact counts pressure ulcer Word Search – your choice! Paper word search On-line word search

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21 February 2024

20 Questions – pressure ulcer quiz

If you have a couple of minutes to spare and you would like to test your pressure ulcer knowledge then this is the quiz for you! You will get a score at the end of the quiz. Take the quiz

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21 February 2024

Patient concordance

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 Heidi Sandoz, Tissue Viability Services Lead & Tissue Viability Society Skin Care Champion Educator, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

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21 February 2024

Pressure ulcer data – How can we use it in a meaningful way?

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 Heidi Sandoz, Tissue Viability Services Lead & Tissue Viability Society Skin Care Champion Educator, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

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21 February 2024

Heels: why do we need to think about their risk and prevention strategies differently?

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 Clare Greenwood, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability/Visiting Research Fellow, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust/CTRU, University of Leeds

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21 February 2024

Why do we use categories? Understanding the A&P structures of pressure damage

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 Jacqui Fletcher OBE, Senior Clinical Advisor STOP the Pressure Programme & Clinical Lead Pressure Ulcers, NHSEI & NWCSP

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21 February 2024

Why don’t we ever talk about pressure ulcer healing?

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 Fran Norman, Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, Southampton University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust

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21 February 2024

‘Within 6 Hour’ risk assessment – What does this actually mean?

Presentation from Advances in pressure ulcer prevention and management study day – November 2023 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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21 February 2024

Preventing pressure ulcers in people with spinal injury – every contact counts

Background Patients with spinal injuries are by definition immobile and insensitive – the 2 highest risk factors for pressure ulcer development. Their condition is usually irreversible and therefore they live with PU risk for the rest of their lives. Overview During the webinar we discussed: For these people how can we make sure that every […]

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14 November 2023

Why Every Contact Counts – a message from the NHS 4 nations

The Society is once again collaborating with The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) and all #4nations for STOP the Pressure week with representatives from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The video show representatives from the NHS 4 Nations talking about why Every Contact Counts to stop the pressure. Speakers Jacqui Fletcher OBE, Senior […]

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14 November 2023

What makes babies and children so much at risk of pressure ulcers?

Background In these tiny premature babies the fight is to keep them alive, they are surrounded by devices whose sole purpose is to do just that, yet the device may be the cause of harm to the baby. The same is true for children with chronic (often life limiting) diseases. Discussion points How can we […]

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