Tissue Viability Service @WWLNHS
@WWL_TVS
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Tissue Viability Service for @WWLNHS An integrated service covering acute & community services including the wider wigan borough
Joined July 2022
♥️ a sad day for @WWL_TVS as we say goodbye to TVN Kathy ♥️ She has dedicated 40+ years of her life caring for people throughout #wiganborough 🥂 We would like to take this opportunity to wish Kathy a wonderful retirement & on behalf of everyone who knows her… THANKYOU🥂
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Calling all clinicians working with compression therapy 👩⚕️👨⚕️ Don’t miss this FREE Legs Matter webinar: Why will patients never wear compression hosiery correctly? Hear from expert speakers & gain practical skills to use in your daily practice. ➡️ Sign up now:
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📝 a fabulous day of education as we launched our @WWLNHS wound care formulary 📚 🤕 bandage buddies Vs Wound care warriors 🦠 🥇 Lots of games, for fun, interactive learning 🥇 🤩 thank you to all that attended 🤩 @MediIllWWL @WWLCommunityS
@WWL_NHS_PET @k_mantron
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🕰️ Learning from History “Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.” For the Society of Tissue Viability, our history is more than a timeline — it’s a reminder of resilience, collaboration, and the determination to improve patient care. From our beginnings in 1979
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📢 Calling All Healthcare Professionals! Gain key insights into lower limb wound care with our FREE webinar on 15th September 2025, from 6:30-7:30 PM. 🩺 Learn about: ✅ The role of the epidermis ✅ How excessive exudate affects wound healing ✅ Prevention and early treatment
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📊 Did you know? Patients over 60 years old make up nearly a quarter of all ED attendances globally - and they face the highest risk of developing pressure ulcers during prolonged stays. Our latest blog highlights the urgent need to rethink care in overcrowded EDs. 🔎 Read it
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Fabulous, thought provoking and collaborative focused learning session today @WWLNHS Some excellent examples of quality improvement and pressure ulcer prevention. Thank you to all who made it a success @Kim_Whiteside @k_mantron @Melanie0985 @WWL_TVS @WWLSafeguarding
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📣setting up ready for our @LegsMatter event 📣 🚨 raising the alarm on hidden harm 🚨 #sayit #shareit #changeit
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🦵 #legsmatter 🦵 Check out our intranet page for the latest events - spaces still available ✅ 🙌🏼 Are you ready for @LegsMatter week…starting tomorrow @WWLNHS 😃
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👀 🦵 Check out the TVS intranet page for all the details for our @LegsMatter events..we have big plans! 🦵 👀 #savethedate 12th June! ‼️ #RaiseTheAlarmOnHiddenHarm 🚨
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👀 fabulous awareness boards on display at SWAN DN’s 👀 😃great to see the ongoing dedication from teams, working together & utilising their wound care champions to improve patient care and support members of their team😃 @WWLDistNursing
@Kim_Whiteside
@melaniejaynepi1
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☀️ ☀️ minimise moisture to prevent pressure ulcers - a great message for this time of year ☀️☀️
Spent this morning promoting #MASDawareness with ward leader & deputies in the 4 divisions with @WWL_TVS to prevent breakdown in skin integrity with this warmer weather 🌞🌞 looking at identification, assessment and management #MinimiseMoisture #HFC #stopthepressure
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Lovely Easter gifts from our manager on Swinley Ward. Loving the mirror for SKIN checking 🥰 @murph_bongo @k_mantron @Kim_Whiteside @WWLNHS
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The next @WWLNHS CPD Event is on 23.05.25 for nurses, midwives & AHP's! Email leema.johny@wwl.nhs.uk to reserve a place 🔊 📖 @emmajayaddie @k_mantron @hadley_lesley @span5 @ChristinaHeato1 @EsosaIkhimwin @GideonAgbemafle @Ausker86
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The next Cohort of @shinymindcoach for NMAHP staff is starting in April for staff who joined @WWLNHS Sept-Dec 2024 @hadley_lesley @emmajayaddie @k_mantron @wwl_ecc @wwl_mskphysios @RainbowWardWWL @wwl_staffexp @CriticalCareWWL @WWL_TVS
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A fantastic day for TVN Georgina, showcasing an exciting project undertaken in collaboration across the North West of England at the National Conference @WCTreport 👏🏼 👏🏼 @emmajayaddie @Kim_Whiteside
Our free paper presenters are kicking off day 2 of #WCT2025 and we’re joined by clinical nurse specialist for wound care Lauren Thorpe, wound healing staff nurse Naiomie Lonsdale, and TVN Georgina Rostron!
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Last week we delivered training on healthy skin , pressure ulcers and larvae therapy 🐛 TVN’s Lucy & Georgina also spoke of their career pathways into #tissueviability at Wigan & Leigh College #stopthepressure
@emmajayaddie @SoTV_UK
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🧡 sharing is caring conference 🧡 🩹 TVN’s Karen & Gill have a fantastic stall 🩹 👋🏻 come and say hello 👋🏻 @WWLNHS @k_mantron @emmajayaddie @melaniejaynepi1 @r_mccarren @VicKEYxSs
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Last few days to be heard and make a difference @WWLNHS @cheesmanamanda1 @r_mccarren @emmajayaddie @melaniejaynepi1 @Jules_b69 @Julessw @annemarie_mcg @wwl_ecc @WWLPatientExp @OrrellWard @WWLIFTeam @RainbowWardWWL @WWL_TVS @WWLSafeguarding @maluki_f @Amandaahmed2 @Kim_Whiteside
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