The Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC) tissue viability team now want to work together to roll out the national pressure ulcer recommendations.
Additionally, the mid Essex team is piloting a recognised quality of life tool developed by Professor Julie Green at Keele University, and endorsed by the Royal College of Nursing which they hope to develop into an app.
The tool allows the service to monitor the effects of the treatment on a patient's quality of life and alerts the clinician if this has deteriorated due to infection, low mood or for another reason that the clinician can explore with the patient. Nurses review patients' wounds every four weeks, and the app captures key details about their well-being, aiming to demonstrate the impact of treatments on patients' quality of life.
The app will be piloted with ambulatory clinic users before potential expansion to other community services across mid and south Essex as part of the collaborative's commitment to improving patient care and outcomes in the region.