Pressure sores usually develop when the skin in an area on the skin is damaged due to constant friction and pressure. These commonly takes place when someone is confined to a chair or bed and are unable to move due to an illness, frailty due to age or a disability. The important thing about this medical condition is it is […]
A Complete Guide to Pressure Sores and Ulcers
The Impact of Covid-19 on Pressure Sore Mitigation and Prevention
It is now a little more than two years since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared by the World Health Organisation. Vaccination and new drugs have reduced the effects of the virus and relieved stress on the NHS and residential care homes where some of the more serious outcomes of Covid-19 were (and still are) experienced. In the early stages of […]
Revolving Doors Favour Sacked NHS Bosses After Bed Sore Debacle
A recent independent report revealed that the board of Liverpool Community Health (LCH) NHS Trust took part in a drive to cut costs which ended up in patients suffering serious harm, including suffering from a significant number of bedsores. Despite the injuries that were caused, the NHS bosses, who earned 6 figure salaries, were removed from their jobs but were […]
Road To Treating Pressure Sores a Reality in the North East
If you have complete faith in our health system and you hear about pressure sores being mentioned you probably just think it’s just one of those medical conditions that’s hard to treat. You would probably turn a blind eye if you hear complaints in the media about the frightening incidences of pressure sores, thinking it’s just an exaggeration by the […]
Inadequate Patient Risk Assessment Can Lead to a Pressure Sores Personal Injury Claim
It may surprise you that in this era of medical advances and accountability that up to 500,000 people every year will be inflicted with a pressure sore, also called a bedsore, in the UK alone. This is totally unacceptable as with proper risk assessment and care the occurrence of pressure sores is in most instances avoidable. Pressure sores are most […]
No More Excuses For Pressure Sores
Every year there is a regular event which is designed to focus attention on preventing pressure sores. This year, the “World Stop Pressure Sore Day 2016” took place on November 17th. It was organised around the planet by more enlightened health and aged care facilities. Unfortunately, not every hospital or nursing home is quite so enlightened. Despite overall improvements there […]
U.S. Linen Manufacturer Thinks It Has Achieved a Bedsore Breakthrough
The conventional thinking about bedsores is that they are a preventable symptom of negligence in hospitals and nursing homes. Patients who are unable to move freely themselves spend long hours prone on their beds. The pressure from their bodies against sheets which remain unchanged leads to bedsores. Bedsores are a leading cause of pain and suffering in the elderly and […]