What to do when a knock or sore isn’t healing
Channel: Legs Matter
Date: 2021-10-20

GET THE KNOW-HOW
What’s it about?
The start of lower limb ulceration – the need for urgent review
Link to underlying disease eg diabetes, venous hypertension
Includes wounds on foot and leg
Explanation of the window of opportunity for healing
What should happen in assessment process – the timelines for assessment
Reinforce the need for good assessment and good care at the start of the wound journey
How to escalate your situation if you believe things are not healing

Who’s it suitable for?
General public
Patients receiving treatment from community nurses
Community nurses
Tissue Viability Nurses

Who’s running this event
Your host is:
Dr Leanne Atkin, PhD, MHSc, RGN, Vascular Nurse Consultant/Research Fellow, Mid Yorks NHS Trust/University of Huddersfield