Pressure ulcer refreshers - all week from 14 to 18 November
Stop The Pressure day is on 17 November. All week (14 - 18 November) our mutlidisciplinary teams will be raising awareness of pressure ulcers and how to prevent and treat them.
It's a packed agenda:
- Come and visit us at Oasis restaurant and outside Costa (CUH) on Monday 14th at 10am - 2pm
- Ward visits including bitesize training on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th
- A focus on pressure ulcers at Croydon Cares on Friday 18th
- Community refresher training and more soon
Visiting teams may give you a red dot to wear to help start the conversation about pressure ulcers, and there will be goodies on offer.
Supporting information:
- Pressure Sores Food Fact Sheet: Pressure-sores-food-fact-sheet.pdf
- Follow #StopThePressure on social media to see what's happening here and across the country
- Excellent resources at the National Wound Care Strategy site
END OF WEEK UPDATE!:
The teams visited Purley 1 and 2, Edgecombe 1 and 2, Queens 2 and 3, Wandle 1 and 2 and 3, and ACE! Giving out protein balls, hydration, badges and lanyards.
