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Tissue Viability: Stop the pressure! Episode 3 Surface

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Intended Audience Group: All

Group 1: Unpaid carers*, paid carers, volunteers, people living with conditions and personal assistants of care when funding may be used from personal health budgets for continuous healthcare.

Group 2: Basic awareness for all front line staff in all health and social care environments, (residential, domiciliary, nursing and community), including volunteers, people living with conditions and personal assistants of care when funding may be used from personal health budgets for continuous healthcare.

Group 3: More in-depth learning for registered and unregistered front line staff in all health and social care environments (residential, domiciliary, nursing and community), including where relevant primary care.  These courses are available to personal assistants of care where funding may be used from personal health budgets for continuous healthcare.

Group 4: Community Nurses, Advanced Health Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Registered Nurses in nursing homes (clinical registered staff).

Group 5: Registered managers, Line Managers, Team Leaders, those responsible for the learning and development of their staff.

*unpaid carer could be a friend or family member looking after someone with an additional need or disability that could not manage without that support

Intended Audience Group
Topic
Pressure Ulcers, Tissue Viability,
Aims and Objectives

Episode 3 of the 6 things you need to know about pressure ulcer prevention.

This video provides hints and tips of gaining a better understanding of support surfaces and their functions.

The aim of the video:

  • To recognise how support surfaces are an important part of pressure ulcer prevention
  • To identify the different types of support surfaces available
  • To raise awareness of important factors to consider when selecting a support surface.

 

 

Location
Bedford Borough, BLMK, Central Bedfordshire, Luton Borough, Milton Keynes,
Frequency / Length
12.55 minutes
Resource / Organisation
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Services
Training delivered by:
Format
Video
Cost, Funded or Free
Free
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