Resources
These NWCSP (and other) wound care resources provide information for health and care professionals, people with wounds and carers.
Many NWCSP wound care resources have been developed with or implemented by the Health Innovation Network Transforming Wound Care programme, the Patient Experience Network (PEN) and various stakeholders within our commissioning organisation, NHS England.
- Patients and Carers
- NWCSP Publications
- Pressure Ulcers
- Lower Limb Wounds
- Surgical Wounds
- Digital, Data and Information
- Education and Workforce
- Supply and Distribution
NWCSP Wound Care resources for patients – Visit
NWCSP Pressure Ulcer Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Leg Ulcer Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Leg Ulcer Recommendations Summary – Download
NWCSP Foot Ulcer Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Foot Ulcer Recommendations Summary – Download
NWCSP Looking after your wound – Download
NWCSP Compression Therapy patient resource – Visit
NWCSP Lower Limb Care Case Studies – Visit
NWCSP Preventing and Improving Care of Chronic Lower Limb Wounds: Implementation Case – Download
NWCSP Surgical Wound Complications Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Surgical Wound Complications Clinical Pathway – Download
NWCSP Shared Care for Wounds – Download
The NWCSP, Royal College of Surgeons and Vascular Society have created example forms to support clinicians in making appropriate, timely referrals to vascular services for people with lower limb arterial disease and venous disease:
NWCSP Peripheral Arterial Disease/ Chronic limb threatening ischaemia referral form – Download
NWCSP Venous Disease referral form – Download
Information to help health and care professionals prevent pressure damage and promote healing
Improving Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Care
NWCSP Pressure Ulcer recommendations – Download
PURPOSE-T (Pressure Ulcer Risk Primary or Secondary Evaluation Tool) is an evidence-based pressure ulcer risk assessment instrument that was developed using robust research methods – Visit
Watch how to avoid device-related pressure damage – Watch here
This e-learning programme aims to support the health and care workforce in developing the knowledge and skills required to enable appropriate wound care to people in any setting. These sessions are accessible for all health and care practitioners and have been written for learners at level 4 and above – Visit
The National Wound Care Core Capability framework for England identifies and describes the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to deliver high quality, person-centred, wound care. It is a single, consistent and comprehensive framework, developed by and for an interprofessional audience, only a few of whom usually work within a designated and defined Tissue Viability Service – Visit
The National Stop the Pressure programme has designed a core curriculum to guide education for nurses and other healthcare professionals on preventing pressure ulcers – Download
Over the last 20 years, in England, there has been significant investment in the collection of PU data. This effort has made an important contribution to raising the profile of PU prevention, but data collection has placed a large burden on health professionals. This has led to the unintended consequence of diverting clinical time away from clinical initiatives that would reduce the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers and improve healing rates for other types of wounds. The National Stop the Pressure Programme is now developing a new national PU data system to replace the National Safety Theromometer, to support quality improvement for people at risk of pressure damage.
Wounds UK Editorial: A brief history of pressure ulcer measurement in England in the last 20 years. You can read the journal in full, here.
Covid Resources
COVID – Nursing Times (2020) Rethinking tissue viability services: learning from the coronavirus pandemic – Download
COVID – The newly vulnerable population – Download
COVID – Pressure ulcer prevention guidance when nursing patients in the prone position – Download
COVID – Skin care when proning – checklist – Download
International Pressure Ulcer Resources
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Pane (EPUAP) aims to provide relief for persons suffering from, or at risk of, pressure ulcers, through research and the education of the public and by influencing pressure ulcer policy in all European countries towards an adequate patient centred and cost effective pressure ulcer care – Visit
National Pressure lnjury Panel (USA) – Visit
Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance (PPPIA) – Visit
NHS Improvement Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum – Download
NHS Pressure Ulcer Prevention Guidance – Download
NHS England and NHS Improvement: PU Audit Report – Download
The NWCSP has produced a number of resources to support lower limb care below
NWCSP Leg Ulcer Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Leg Ulcer Recommendations Summary – Download
NWCSP Foot Ulcer Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Foot Ulcer Recommendations Summary – Download
NWCSP Evaluation: Implementing the Lower Limb Recommendations – Visit
NWCSP Peripheral Arterial Disease/ Chronic limb threatening ischaemia referral form – Download
NWCSP Venous Disease referral form – Download
NWCSP Lower Limb Care Case Studies – Visit
NWCSP Preventing and Improving Care of Chronic Lower Limb Wounds: Implementation Case – Download
NWCSP Lower Limb Assessment Essential Criteria – Download
NWCSP Assessment for Shared Care – Download
NWCSP Compression Therapy patient resource – Visit
NWCSP Draft Lower Limb Clinical Metrics (updated March 2023) – Download
This e-learning programme aims to support the health and care workforce in developing the knowledge and skills required to enable appropriate wound care to people in any setting. These sessions are accessible for all health and care practitioners and have been written for learners at level 4 and above – Visit
The National Wound Care Core Capability framework for England identifies and describes the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to deliver high quality, person-centred, wound care. It is a single, consistent and comprehensive framework, developed by and for an interprofessional audience, only a few of whom usually work within a designated and defined Tissue Viability Service – Visit
This NHS England and Improvement framework outlines the requirements for care in care homes. Information about lower limbs care can be found in Section 5.6 p15 – Download
This NHS England and Improvement commissioning guidance includes guidance on endovenous ablation for venous insufficiency (varicose vein surgery) (p44-47) – Download
NHS Information about Venous Leg Ulcers – Visit
Leg washing and Dressing Changes – View
Circulation Foundation: The Vascular Charity – Visit
The Legs Matter website is a reliable source of information for people with wounds on their legs or feet – Visit
Lindsay Leg Club aims to provide lower limb and leg ulcer management in a social environment, where members (patients) are treated collectively and the emphasis is on social interaction, participation, empathy and peer support – Visit
Helping to look after your own wound (or helping someone look after their wound) is likely to improve your quality of life and protect you from infection through reducing contact with others – Download
Watch how to change a wound dressing – View
NWCSP Surgical Wound Complications Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Surgical Wound Complications Clinical Pathway – Download
NWCSP Assessment for Shared Care – Download
Looking after your surgical wound at home (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust video) – Watch Video
Looking after your surgical wound at home (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust video – audio described version) – Watch Video
This e-learning programme aims to support the health and care workforce in developing the knowledge and skills required to enable appropriate wound care to people in any setting. These sessions are accessible for all health and care practitioners and have been written for learners at level 4 and above – Visit
The National Wound Care Core Capability framework for England identifies and describes the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to deliver high quality, person-centred, wound care. It is a single, consistent and comprehensive framework, developed by and for an interprofessional audience, only a few of whom usually work within a designated and defined Tissue Viability Service – Visit
Helping to look after your own wound (or helping someone look after their wound) is likely to improve your quality of life and protect you from infection through reducing contact with others – Download
Watch how to change a wound dressing – Watch Video
NWCSP Functional Overview – Download
NWCSP Digital Imaging Recommendations – Download
NWCSP Register of Wound Management Digital System Suppliers – under review
NWCSP Draft Lower Limb Clinical Metrics (updated March 2023) – Download
The Digital Technology Assessment Criteria for health and social care (DTAC) gives staff, patients and citizens confidence that the digital health tools they use meet our clinical safety, data protection, technical security, interoperability and usability standards.
On Friday 26th of March 2021, the AHSN & NHSX held DTAC Deep Dive online learning session and the recording can be found here.
More information about the DTAC standards can be found on the NHSX website here. If you have any further questions for the NHSX, please contact: dnhsx@nhsx.nhs.uk
International Wound Management Digital System Suppliers – Visit
Many UK universities offer post-registration wound care education.
Wound Care Higher Education Course List – Download
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