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NHS Improvement definition of a pressure ulcer

Seminar Medstrom Healthcare

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Overview of the functions of skin; anatomy and physiology of skin; causes of damage to skin; time frame for skin breakdown; tensile strength of skin after damage; NHS Improvement definition of a pressure Ulcer; what should be recorded; what shouldn’t be recorded; categories of pressure ulcer; what costs pressure ulcers by category; what a support surface is; which surfaces are available to Trust staff – (use Trust internal protocol).

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Medstrom Healthcare

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Medstrom Healthcare

Medstrom Healthcare

Medstrom’s clinical team have a wealth of experience in the area of pressure area care and we have developed a range of education opportunities and programmes designed to help raise our customer’s knowledge, understanding and skills. As an independent product provider we are uniquely placed to offer unbiased education around all product technologies, and we offer this as a complimentary service to our customers.

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