In 2005, the House of Commons (HoC) Health Committee stated deaths attributed to preventable, hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) numbered upwards of 25,000 per annum. Nationwide prevention of VTE became the topic of a major health campaign. The HoC Health Committee stated there was an unstratified...
A rising risk Venous thromboembolism (VTE) – more commonly known as a blood clot – is one of the leading causes of death globally, with one in four people dying every year. The risk of VTE increases by up to five times during pregnancy with 1-2...
Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) is a national healthcare programme designed to regularly improve the delivery of patient care through comprehensive reviews of current services providing data-driven evidence that can implement change. Through GIRFT, senior clinicians across various care pathways can directly review current treatment...
We are seeking senior level tissue viability nurses (TVNs), willing to embrace and drive innovation advance, to join our Partner-With-Us program. The Partner-With-Us program precedes the imminent publication of a statistically significant randomised controlled study that compares the rate of wound healing in chronic venous leg...