Pressure Ulcers in the National News

Posted: 31/01/2012

Pressure ulcers are back in the national news.

According to Heidi Guy, TVS Trustee, today's article in the Daily Mail 'Bed Sores: How Does Your Local Hospital Compare' (see www.dailymail.co.uk) is 'quite balanced, relatively informed' and does not contain as many factually incorrect comments as she might have expected - although Grade 4 exposing organs was a notable exception! Overall she felt the article was quite supportive of TVNs and welcomed the reaction that the article might provoke. 

The Your Turn campaign for pressure sores has also picked up on the Daily Mail's interest in pressure ulcers and is keen to remind TVS members not to forget that they are here to help (see www.your-turn.org.uk for further information).

If you have a comment to make about the article or how pressure ulcers are being reported remember to go to our Facebook page and share your thoughts with us all.

Abstracts for 2012 Conference

Posted: 30/01/2012

Due to popular demand, the date has been extended one more week - FINAL DATE 7 February - don't miss out! Submit your abstract through www.tvsconference.org/posters and if yours is accepted, you will be eligible to gain a 50% discount of the registration fee for the Conference.

Pressure Ulcers Clinical Guideline

Posted: 16/01/2012

Please note that the final scope and scope consultation comments table for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers clinical guideline has now been published on the NICE website.

You can find the final scope, along with the consultation comments table with developer's responses, on the following webpage:

http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG/Wave25/17/Scoping