National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP)

The Essentials of Pressure Ulcer Prevention module has been updated! If you have a role providing direct care to people, it is important that you have the knowledge and skills to prevent pressure ulceration. The Tier 1 Essentials of Pressure Ulcer Prevention module discusses how to identify and manage some of the risk factors which can cause pressure ulceration. Complete this module by visiting the learning hub: https://lnkd.in/g9n-B7tn #PressureUlcerPrevention #PressureSores #TissueViability #WoundCare #PreventativeCare

Created with The Royal College of Surgeons, The Vascular Society and The Royal College of Podiatry, our vascular referral forms are designed to support clinicians responsible for making vascular referrals outside hospital settings. Two forms are available to help with referrals for venous disease and peripheral arterial disease/Chronic limb threatening ischaemia. The vascular referral forms are available on the NWCSP website: https://lnkd.in/egrjNQe8 #VascularServices #WoundManagement #VenousLegUlcers #ArterialDisease #LegUlcers

A comprehensive wound assessment can help improve patient quality of life by identifying problems and beginning the healing process earlier. Health and care professionals with responsibilities for wound care can enhance their understanding of carrying out a wound assessment by completing the recently updated Essentials of Wound Assessment module. This session is designed for health and care staff across any care setting and module topics include wound assessment and wound healing by primary and secondary intention. Enrol to complete the module on the learning portal: https://lnkd.in/deaqKcrb #WoundCareEducation #WoundAssessment #OnlineLearning #WoundHealing #WoundCare

Join us for 'Skin health and wound care for older people' 12 September 2024, 9.30 am - 4.00 pm - FREE online event. Check out our fantastic programme and speakers and book your place. https://lnkd.in/eUjAVHiB

We are pleased to feature in the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN)’s new guest blog!   The GMDN is an internationally recognised system that ensures medical devices are categorised uniformly. This global standardisation facilitates the identification and sharing of issues related to medical devices across countries, ensuring consistency and enhancing safety. The blog describes the ongoing work between the GMDN and the NWCSP to enhance consistency with the grouping, coding, terms and definitions of wound management products.   Read this blog by visiting the GMDN website: https://lnkd.in/eVwxJ-Wx   #GMDN #WoundManagementProducts #WoundDressings #Bandages #WoundManagement

Working together, the NWCSP and Patient Experience Network (PEN) have developed a series of patient resources. These resources have been created for patients by patients through patient-led co-creation activities. PEN facilitated this work to put patients, carers and family members at the centre of shaping and improving patient care. The patient resources cover a variety of wound care topics with input from health and care professionals and are based on experience and medical information. These resources are available on the NWCSP website: https://lnkd.in/eRkbd6tF #PatientCare #WoundCare #WoundHealing #WoundImages #CompressionTherapy

The NWCSP Digital Imaging Recommendations aim to promote and standardise the practice of taking and using wound images. Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/g-QgzV8w #HealthcareImages #DigitalImaging #WoundCare #DigitalHealthcare #WoundHealing

We are proud to share the evaluation report for the Implementation of the Lower Limb Recommendations! Key findings reveal: ✅ 52% of leg ulcers healed in 0-12 weeks ✅ 84% overall healing rate at 52 weeks ✅ 14% recurrence rate for leg ulcers ✅ 27.6 benefit-cost ratio ✅ 473,305kg of CO2 emissions saved These findings reflect the incredible impact of the NWCSP Lower Limb Recommendations and set a new benchmark for best practices in wound care. Find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/egrjNQe8 #WoundCare #NWCSP #LowerLimb #Sustainability

Our publications and resources page provides information about wound care for health and care professionals, people with wounds and carers: https://lnkd.in/gUM2GbQE #WoundCare #PressureUlcers #LowerLimb #SurgicalWoundComplications #SurgicalWounds

To help provide accessible care for people with wounds, the NWCSP has worked with the Health Innovation Network Transforming Wound Care programme and the Patient Experience Network to translate its compression resource into some of the most spoken languages in England and Wales, with funding from Health Innovation East.   If you care for someone with a venous leg ulcer, you can find these resources on the NWCSP website: https://lnkd.in/eBEw9XEV   #AccessibleHealthcare #WoundcareRevolution #Compression #VenousLegUlcers #LowerLimb