Learning Resources
On-Line Learning
- NHS Stop the Pressure website
- NHS Stop the Pressure – A step by step guide on how to prevent pressure sores :- NHS Stop the Pressure
- Pressure Ulcer grading chart. (adapted from EPUAP/NPUAP 2009)
- Wounds International Best Practice statement – Care of the Older Persons’ skin including advice on dry vulnerable skin, pressure ulcers, Moisture-related skin damage, skin tears and skin changes at life’s end :- Wounds International Best Practice
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Creating viable options – A tool for identifying key education content areas to support progressive development in tissue viability for health care staff from NHS Education for Scotland:- Tissue Viability framework
- Suitable creams with incontinence pads:- Advice – suitable Creams with inco pads
- Points to consider when assessing darkly pigmented skin:- Advice – pressure prevention Assessing darkly pigmented skin
- Rationale for using Balneum cream:- Advice – Rationale for using Balneum cream
- Procedure for carrying out ABPI using Doppler Ultrasound:- Advice (leg ulcer) Procedure for carrying out an ABPI using Doppler ultrasound Dec 2011
- Use of Alginates in wound care:- Advice Alginate
- Potassium Permanganate procedure:- Advice Potassium Permanganate Procedure
- Pressure Ulcer risk assessment tool guidance notes:- Advice Pressure Ulcer risk tool guidance notes July 10
- Wound Healing Pathway:- Advice Wound healing pathway V3
- Pathwy for Patients using incontinence pads:- Pathway for the treatment of patients using incontinence pads:-Pathway for the treatment of patients using incontinence pads
- SCALE – Skin Changes at Life’s End:- SCALE-Final-Version-2009
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS):- Folder item, depression HAD questionnaire
- Pressure Ulcer treatment EPUAP – Quick Ref Guide:- Advice Pressure Ulcer EPUAP
- Why water for wound cleansing:- Advice Why water for wound cleansing
- How the use of low friction fabric bootees on at risk patients can reduece the risk of Grade 2 heel pressure ulcers. Parafricta Patient First Presentation (final) Harrogate Poster 2014 (oct 29)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Quality Improvement tools
- Safety Cross Template:- Safety Cross Template
- SSKIN Care Bundle Hand Examples:- SSKIN Hands
SKINtelligence training materials
- Workshop 1 – Introduction to Skincare Skintelligence training session 1
- Workshop 2 – Wound Healing Skintelligence training session 2
- Workshop 3 – Wound Management Skintelligence training session 3
- Workshop 4 – Skin Tears Skintelligence training session 4
- Workshop 5 – Introduction to Improvement SKintelligence training session 5
- AMBL presentation AMBL tool presentation Julie Hewish
- Leg Ulcer presentation Leg ulcer presentation Sarah Gardener