Adults' Services
Tissue Viability
A specialist service for patients with a wide variety of complex wounds including pressure ulcer prevention and management, prevention and management of leg ulceration, management of traumatic injuries, and complex non healing wounds.
About our service
The tissue viability team provides a specialist service to patients with a wide variety of complex wounds including pressure ulcer prevention and management, prevention and management of leg ulceration, management of traumatic injuries, and complex non-healing wounds. The team also provide management of dynamic equipment across the city to facilitate discharge into a person's home and manage prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in the community.
Who is it for?
Any person with a complex wound can be referred to this service by the nursing professional who is looking after them, if they are on the following list. We will then provide them with either telephone advice or face-to-face advice (in this case we will arrange a joint consultation with you and your clinician):
- District Nurses
- Community Children’s Nurses
- BCHC inpatient unit Nurses (including HMP Winson Green)
- Private Nursing Home Nurses
- Practice Nurses (or GPs) can also refer to Tissue Viability Leg Ulcer Clinic.
Who provides it?
The service is provided Monday to Friday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. by a team of specialist nurses, working across the city. Referrals can be made via email by a healthcare professional.
What happens at your appointment?
- Tissue Viability referral: following referral, a TVN will contact the referring nurse and discuss clinical need. A decision will be made if a joint visit required and a mutually agreed appointment arranged.
- Leg Ulcer Clinic referral: following referral, a TVN will contact the referring nurse and discuss clinical need. Following this a letter will be sent out with an appointment for the leg ulcer clinic.
Information for carers / family members
A referral needs to be made by a healthcare professional. For initial support, your GP/Practice Nurse or District Nurse should be contacted.
Information for professionals
Referrals are made using the appropriate form:
Equipment
Tissue Viability Equipment Referral Form [docx]
Joint Visit
Tissue Viability Service Referral Form [docx]
Leg Ulcer Clinic
Wound Clinic Lower Leg Tier 2 Clinic Referral Form [docx]
Email the completed referral form to tissue.viability6@nhs.net.