Cardiff’s Little Known Contribution to Pressure Sore Control

Pressure sores, also known as pressure ulcers or bed sores are a major cause of unnecessary or avoidable illness and death amongst long term hospital patients and residents of aged care homes. The effective prevention, control and early treatment of pressure sores should be an important goal for all hospital and residential aged care home administrators. Where the development of […]

Stages of Pressure Sores

The most common system for staging bed sores pressure ulcers, classifies them based upon the depth of skin damage, ranging from the least severe (stage 1) to the most severe (stage 4). This is a scoring system that should be used within the healthcare system without fail, which analyses the symptoms and gives an appropriate action to remedy the symptoms. […]

Pressure Sores: Can I Claim Compensation?

If you, or a loved one has developed a pressure sore while being looked after by a care professional either at home, in a nursing home or a hospital you may be entitled to compensation. Most pressure sores are preventable with proper assessment and nursing care. It is the caregiver’s responsibility to ensure that anyone that is at risk of […]

What are Pressure Sores?

Pressure sores (also known as pressure ulcers or bedsores) are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue, primarily caused by prolonged pressure on the skin They are painful and debilitating and can cause serious harm. They can develop within hours and although generally affect older people anyone who is immobile for a period of time can be at risk. Pressure sores […]

Spinal Injury Patient Awarded Half a Million Pounds Because of Pressure Sore Negligence

An elderly man who was admitted to Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s spinal injury unit because of a severe spinal cord injury has just received 475,000 pounds in compensation. It was determined that negligence at the hospital, as well as the Royal London Hospital immediately beforehand, was responsible for the development of pressure sores which severely impacted on the man’s ability to […]

Stop Pressure Ulcer Day Set for November 15th

The annual ‘Stop Pressure Ulcer Day’ will occur on November 15th. It’s a day when everyone can become involved with a serious but preventable health issue that affects both old and young who have to lie or sit for long periods because they are unable to move sufficiently to prevent pressure on a part of their body. The European Pressure […]