by Editorial Team | Aug 13, 2021 | News, Updates
It is estimated that 13,500 people have stoma surgery each year, which means around 1 in every 500 people have a stoma in the UK.1 Due to this high number of people, nurses in different clinical settings will see patients with a stoma. Therefore it is vital to develop...
by Editorial Team | Jul 23, 2021 | News, Updates
What is MARSI? Medical adhesive-related skin injury (MARSI) occurs when medical adhesives remove superficial layers of skin, resulting in variable levels of skin damage, such as skin-stripping, tension blisters, skin tears, contact dermatitis1. MASRI can occur to...
by Editorial Team | Jul 2, 2021 | News, Updates
We have all been challenged in delivering services in social and healthcare throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The intense pressures on staffing and resources have also taken their toll on the provision of education. Revalidation is the process that all...
by Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2021 | News, Updates
Understanding incontinence Incontinence is the unintentional leakage of urine, faeces, or both. Studies indicate that there are between three and seven million people with some degree of urinary incontinence in the UK1. Prevalence of both urinary and faecal...
by Editorial Team | May 28, 2021 | News, Updates
Spring is finally upon us and those of us who participate in sports events find ourselves emerging from what seems like a yearlong Covid hibernation. Groups are meeting up again, races that were postponed due to the pandemic have been rescheduled, training plans have...
by Editorial Team | May 14, 2021 | News, Updates
Moisture-Associated Skin Damage – What is it? Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD) is the result of prolonged exposure to the skin from moisture which comes from various sources of bodily fluids, primarily: urinary and faecal incontinence sweat saliva wound exudate...
