Tissue Viability
About us
The role of the Tissue Viability Team is to provide specialist advice and support to clinical teams who have concerns regarding complex wound management. In addition to support the development of knowledge and skills of staff by the provision of tools which promote evidence-based standards example SSKIN and TIMERS.
Referrals to the tissue viability service are accepted Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30 from Community Nursing Teams, Allied Healthcare professionals, General Practitioners, Medical Consultants, Acute Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Wards based at Chesterfield and Learning Disabilities.
All referrals received by the Tissue Viability Service will be prioritised according to the information provided by the referrer and needs to be explicit as what the reason for referral is.
Vision, Values and Strategic Priorities
Derbyshire Community Health Services Tissue Viability Team has a clear vision in relation to maintaining patient’s skin integrity for the people of Derbyshire This vision is in alignment with DCHS overarching vision, values, and strategic priorities. In addition, The DCHS Way underpins all our systems and processes and is built around the concept of Quality Service, Quality People and Quality Business and supports the foundations and ethos that quality is at the heart of everything we do.
Our Vision
Fewer Wounds & Faster Healing for the People of Derbyshire.
There are now 15 of us:
- Sarah Jones – Tissue Viability Matron
- Phil Parkes – Tissue Viability Clinical Team Lead
- Jodie Bradley – Lower Limb & Service Improvement Lead for Tissue Viability (Mat Leave)
- Rebecca Banks - Lower Limb & Service Improvement Lead for Tissue Viability
Tissue Viability Specialists:
- Rebecca Bamford & Kayleigh Jenkins – NE & Bolsover
- Ferdi Esteban & Laura Batty – Chesterfield
- Joanne Wilkinson & Kerry Churcher-Nelson – Amber Valley
- Jennifer Laming – High Peak & Dales (Starting September)
- Stephanie Matley – Erewash
- Calveen (Cal) Sia & Lucy Wilson – Derby City
- Pippa Millett – South Derbyshire
Referral Criteria (Document)
National Wound Care Strategy (Website)
Wound Formulary (Document)
Best Practice Statements - Tissue Viability Strategy (Document)
Pressure Ulcer Category Tool (link)
Information on E-Learning Packages and how to access
- Time to heal programme (B6) (F2F)
- Foundations in care programme (F2F)
- Leg ulcer update training (F2F)
- Pressure ulcer prevention training (ESR)
- Moisture Associated skin damage (MS Teams)
YouTube Videos
Linked below are some of the Policies and Pathways we use.
- Standard operating procedure : Wound Assessment SOP
- Staff guide to pressure ulcer prevention
- Prevention and management of pressure ulcer policy
- Protocol for cleansing leg ulcer
- Biofilm pathway
- Overgranulation pathway
- Fungating wound pathway
- Rapid response pathway
- Skin tone MARSI tool
- Exudate management pathway
- Topical Corticosteroid Pathway
- P101 - Maggot Therapy Policy
- G54 - Tissue Viability and Prosthetic Joint Infection Trigger Tool Guidelines
- G221 - What to do if you notice a Resident has Swollen Legs
- G214 - Compression Hosiery Formulary Guideline
- G274 - Opportunistic Maggots Guidance
- G223 - What to do if a resident develops pressure damage to skin
Practice Statements
Please click here for the Wounds UK resources for best practice statements.