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1 Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Tissue Viability Service Tissue Viability Service
2 Tissue Viability Service What is the Tissue Viability Service? The Tissue Viability Service is nurse led and provides specialist advice and care to patients with complex wounds within Oxfordshire. What does the service provide? The team works in partnership with patients, their carers and healthcare professionals to provide expert wound care advice, specialist healthcare equipment and education that is aimed at preventing unnecessary skin breakdown. The team aims to improve and support high standards of practice through clinical consultations, regular audits, development of guidelines and polices and by delivering formal educational training to healthcare professionals. 2 Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
3 Information for Patients and Carers Meet the team Sarah Gardner, Clinical Lead Esther White, Tissue Viability Nurse Sarah Warner, Tissue Viability Nurse Laura Farley, Equipment Nurse Julie Hewish, Tissue Viability Nurse Audrey Kellar, Administrator Kay Russell, Administrator Telephone numbers: / Fax number: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 3
4 Tissue Viability Service What is our service for? The service is provided to aid and support patients who have: a complex or hard-to-heal wound and any associated diseases for example: pressure ulcers leg ulcers malignant wounds lymph oedema/ chronic oedema a need for pressure ulcer prevention a requirement for specialist healthcare equipment such as air mattress, pressure relieving cushions, riser recliner chair 4 Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
5 Information for Patients and Carers When would you need referring to our service? You may need the support of our service if you: have had a non-healing wound for more than six weeks. are concerned that your wound is deteriorating rapidly despite treatment. have had surgery or a sudden episode of bad health which means you are less mobile and may require pressure relieving equipment. notice damage to skin caused by prolonged periods of sitting or lying down known as pressure damage, for example, non-blanching skin, sore/painful, red or black areas of skin over vulnerable areas such as bony prominences. Please contact your primary healthcare professional, for example GP, community nurse, practice nurse, if you would like to be referred to our service. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 5
6 Tissue Viability Service Out of hours equipment advice Please contact Millbrook via telephone For further information concerning specialist equipment management, please ask your designated healthcare professional for a copy of the relevant information leaflet. Comments, suggestions and complaints We are committed to providing a high standard of professional support and advice. To help us maintain this we welcome any feedback that you have regarding your experiences of our service. Please share your comments, suggestions or complaints with a member of the team. Alternatively you can contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS). PALS provides advice and support to patients, their families and carers and can help to resolve any problems, concerns or complaints that you may have. You can contact PALS free on telephone Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
7 Information for Patients and Carers Notes Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 7
8 Tissue Viability Service Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters Warneford Hospital Warneford Lane Headington Oxford OX3 7JX Switchboard Website OP Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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