21 February 2019

It's fair to say that 2018 has been the year of the leg. Lower limb conditions are mainly managed using compression therapy as part of an evidence based approach to care. However, it seems that there is a gap between theory and practice. Here we ask specialists are some clinicians fearful of applying compression?

14 October 2020

The Woundcare Industry Group provide further comment on the Facebook Live Question Time event that was held to facilitate discussion amongst key stakeholders about the future of wound care in England.

29 October 2021

Monika Varechova describes her experience of using medical grade honey to achieve healing of bilateral chronic VLUs in a complex patient receiving palliative care.

04 October 2021

Too busy to take care of yourself? These talks offer simple ways to stay healthy -- both emotionally and physically.

21 March 2023

The burden of hard to heal wounds on both patient outcomes and the local health economy has been widely documented.1,2 Effective management of these wounds has become a focus due to the increase in the prevalence of such wounds year on year.3 A survey undertaken to quantify the challenges within wound care services in Sweden, highlighted the importance of diagnosing and selecting treatments to reduce the burden and improve patient and wound outcomes.4 Failure to address the burden of hard to heal wounds will have a detrimental effect on services and associated resources in the future. Furthermore, a lack of understanding around recognising when a wound is clinically hard to heal, and the importance of intervening early means that the problem is further compounded.5 This poster presents evidence collated from Aalborg community in Denmark. The aim was to identify wounds that are impacting services and commence sNPWT as an early intervention to enhance the time it takes to heal a wound and prevent
wounds from becoming hard to heal and a burden on healthcare systems.

08 June 2023

This paper reports on the results of a clinician survey exploring the real world experience of clinicians using a range of gelling fibre dressings (Exufiber and Exufiber Ag+;  Mölnlycke Healthcare, Gothenburg SW).

21 February 2020

Jayne Livesey highlights the key goals and principles of delivering wound care at the end of a patient’s life.  

21 February 2019

Woundcare training is accessible to most healthcare professionals, but putting what is learnt into practice remains a challenge. This article presents some creative and practical approaches to helping staff translate what they have learnt into practice.

03 December 2020

Victoria Warner, reports on the use of an Online Non-Prescription Ordering Service (ONPOS) for wound dressing procurement in an acute trust for the first time. She describes how implementing the system has resulted in many benefits including increased efficiency and formulary compliance, and a reduced number of dressings purchased and used inappropriately, resulting in significant cost savings.

24 July 2019

We are all aware of staff shortages and the challenges they present to the NHS in all areas of practice.