Pressure Ulcer data collection has been standard practice in NHS England trusts since 2012. Our guidance is designed to support professionals within acute trusts with using the Model Health System’s new #PressureUlcer surveillance system: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/pressure-ulcer/ #HealthcareData

Do you have a leg or foot condition? You might need to be referred to a specialist as part of your leg or foot care. Find out more about the different types of specialists you may need to see and how to access them. legsmatter.org/information-an… #legsmatter

Our publications and resources page provides information about wound care for health and care professionals, people with wounds and carers: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/nwcsp-publicat… #PressureUlcers #LowerLimb #SurgicalWoundComplications

The new Essentials of Surgical Wounds module supports health and care staff in developing the knowledge and skills needed to recognise #SurgicalWounds and explain the differences in classification: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/education-and-… #WoundManagement #OnlineLearning NHSE TEL Team

The Leg Ulcer Best Practice Bundle is designed to support providers, commissioners and practitioners with system change to help improve leg ulcer healing rates, reduce recurrence and improve patient experience: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/lower-limb/ #LowerLimb #ServiceRedesign #WoundCare

Save the date for #LegsMatterWeek ! 👇

NWCSP Clinical Leads, Jacqui Fletcher and Jacky Edwards will be speaking at the national IPC Wound Care Conference, an event which will also feature a recorded NWCSP programme overview message from Una Adderley: infectionpreventioncontrol.net/wound-care/ #WoundCare #PressureUlcers #SurgicalWounds

To help provide accessible care for people with wounds, the National Wound Care Strategy Programme compression resource has been translated into some of the most spoken languages in England and Wales by Health Innovation Network: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/compression-re… #AccessibleHealthcare #CompressionTherapy

We cannot remove uncertainty from clinical decision-making but we can reduce it through evidence to inform our practice. Our Engaging with Evidence guide will help health and care professionals understand different types of evidence for #WoundCare : nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/wp-content/upl…

Feedback taken from patient, friends and family surveys at Wye Valley NHS Trust found that the social interaction of coming to a leg ulcer clinic had a positive impact on health and well-being for those attending: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/case-studies/
Wye Valley NHS Trust

We are thrilled that improving community-based leg ulcer care and service models has been recognised in the NHS England priorities and operational planning guidance for 2024/25! nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/community-base… #LegUlcers #LowerLimbCare #NHS

Many universities offer post-registration wound care education. The NWCSP has identified a list of Higher Education courses relating to wound care: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/wp-content/upl… #WoundCare #WoundCare Education #HealthcareCareers

The Tier 1 Essentials of Surgical Wounds module is now available to complete on the E-Learning for Healthcare hub! nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/education-and-… #SurgicalWounds #HealthcareLearning #WoundCare NHSE TEL Team

The NWCSP Lower Limb Recommendations Suite is designed to provide clear advice to health and care professionals, service managers and commissioners about the fundamentals of evidence-informed care for people with #LegUlcers and #FootUlcers : nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/lower-limb/ #LowerLimbCare

Our next Skin Care Champions Programme starts 16 May 24. If you work in the home care/care home sector and are looking for cost-effective, unbiased, easily accessible education take a look and read some of the feedback from our Champions societyoftissueviability.org/community/skin… #skincarechampion

Supported self-care is likely to improve the #QualityofLife of someone with a #Wound . National Wound Care Strategy Programme, Patient Experience Network and Health Innovation Network’s Transforming Wound Care programme have created posters to help people take photographs of their wound: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/taking-a-photo…

NWCSP Clinical Leads, Jacqui Fletcher and Jacky Edwards will be speaking at the national IPC Wound Care Conference, an event which will also feature a recorded NWCSP programme overview message from Una Adderley: infectionpreventioncontrol.net/wound-care/ #WoundCare #PressureUlcers #SurgicalWounds

Do you work in the social care sector? Skin Care Champions was created to provide people working in care homes/home care agencies a trusted programme of cost-effective, easily accessible education on skin health/wound healing. Take a look societyoftissueviability.org/community/skin… #skincarechampion

Join us at the EWMA conference in May where Una Adderley and Jacky Edwards will be giving presentations about the work of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/una-adderley-a… #WoundCareEducation @EWMA Society of Tissue Viability

The leg ulcer service provided by the Leg Ulcer Nurse Specialists at Wye Valley NHS Trust has been growing to serve the population, with new referrals for first assessments steadily increasing: nationalwoundcarestrategy.net/case-studies/
Wye Valley NHS Trust