The Tissue Viability Team is a specialist nursing team based at New Cross hospital. They will visit the Wolverhampton NHS Trust services, including vertically integrated General Practices and Nursing homes. The team offer the following:
Develop policies, pathways and procedures based on national and local guidance and evidence
Offer education to develop knowledge and skills in tissue viability
Support competency development with skills related to tissue viability
Assess –patients with complex/ non healing wounds from 0 years +.
Note: If you have a patient requiring an ankle brachial pressure index assessment to assess arterial flow, do not refer to Tissue Viability unless it is a nursing Homes resident. Please refer to Adult Community Clinic via WUCTAS. Please note we do not have a clinic. Please refer clinic patients to the community clinic via WUCTAS. If they assess and the patient meets our referral criteria, they will arrange a joint visit within the adult community clinic.
Please note we do not manage a clinic
The team is based at New Cross Hospital.
We provide a service to New Cross Hospital, West Park Hospital, Cannock Hospital, Compton Hospice, housebound residents including care homes, Community clinics and Vertically integrated General Practices.
Building 9 New Cross hospital Wednesfield Wolverhampton West Midlands
Postcode
WV10 0QP
Time / Date Details
When is it on
Monday to Friday (except bank holidays)
Session Information
Between the hours of 08:00am- 16:00pm
Other Details
Availability
Referral required
Yes
Referral Details
Current referral process
Inpatient Ring 01902 695361 (note: please leave patient name, hospital number, wound cause, approx. size and description, if telephone transfers to answer phone). Please note you will need to have the following information available:
Wound type and history
Wound size
Current pathway of care
Current problems/ wound swab results
ABPI result if leg ulcer
Note: services must follow the recommended pathways prior to referring.
If patient has a leg ulcer- last ABPI result and compression system used- leg ulcer assessment will be declined if first line treatment has not been commenced.
Check if due to see Vascular/ Dermatology or Lymphoedema first- joint assessment may be required for complex cases only
Please refer clinic patients for wound who meet their current criteria to the Ambulatory nurse led clinic via Care Coodination
