In efforts to reduce the number of avoidable pressure ulcers in a large trust, a number of initiatives have taken place to increase staff awareness about the importance of preventing and treating pressure ulcers and moisture lesions. New documentation, the use of the 'Think Pink' folders and a social media campaign have all proved successful in seeing the number of avoidable pressure ulcers reported within the trust reduce. As part of this initiative an evaluation took place of a new hydrocolloid dressing. This proved effective at reducing healing times, reducing dressing spend and facilitating regular inspection of the affected areas. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
The article offers information on the symposium "A New Perspective on Wound Cleansing, Debridement and Healing" held on March 2016. Topics of the symposium include the importance of hydration in promoting wound healing and the use of non conventional approach in wound treatment highlighting the hydrotherapy wound treatment that use HydroClean plus, HydroTac, and Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressing. Also discussed is a debate related to the new approach of wound dressing from experts in the field. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
74 percent of our patients have reported benefitting from a new wound dressing project that now sees our nurses providing the dressings for wounds, rather than patients receiving them as prescriptions.
To the unfamiliar, it might not be obvious what the benefits of such an initiative might be, but according to Luxmi Mohamud, Clinical Service Lead Tissue Viability at our Trust, there’s now better wound outcomes for patients, and fewer wasted patient visits due to staff not having the appropriate dressings.
Pennine Care’s adult community nursing teams in Bury, Oldham and Trafford are developing a robust wound care self-management pathway, which aims to optimise high quality patient outcomes.
The project will include any patient with a low risk wound and it will involve four stages:
The implications of recognizing property in our own excised body parts are vast and far reaching, involving ethical, legal and practical issues that cut across many aspects of modern social intercourse and legal regulation. Arguments both for and against such recognition are well rehearsed; enough has been written to fill a small library, or at least a large bookshelf. A significant portion of the work considers the role and impact of such recognition on human dignity. Indeed, given the special status accorded the human body, it is impossible to avoid human dignity and its interaction with the various choices presented by the adoption of a property model. However, reference to this general ethical value is of little assistance. Here, the ethical foundation of a property model is considered within the context of medical ethical four principles, namely autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice. If such a model promotes these principles, it can be ethically defended.
Nutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping the skin healthy. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence recognises deficiencies in diet as a risk for developing pressure ulcers and international guidance recommends using a nutritional screening tool to assess risk of malnutrition and other risk factors.
Malnutrition and dehydration are risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers. This paper takes the advice of some dietitians and nutrition specialist nurses to identify their five top tips for eating well and drinking well to keep skin well.
Identifying wound infection can be challenging for clinicians, particularly in the chronic wound where infection may not always present itself as it does in acute wounds. The management of infected wounds can be complicated. Managing multiple symptoms and recognising these as being due to infection is not always straightforward and relies on the practitioner's knowledge and skills.
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This study aims to assess whether a clinician reviewing photographs of a wound was an acceptable substitute for clinical review in order to identify or exclude surgical site infection (SSI).
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This article, the first of two, summarises a study that explored the lived experiences of patients with leg ulcers and the impact of this condition on their quality of life. The study had four study phases; phases 1 and 2 employed qualitative methods and are reported here. Initially, unstructured interviews were held; these revealed significant issues for the patients including the dominance of pain, issues relating to exudate and odour, social isolation and psychological effects.
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