The Tissue Viability Service operates throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and aims to support patients, GPs, practice nurses, district nurses and other healthcare professionals in the management of complex wounds, particularly the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
By the early assessment and management of wounds, for example leg ulcer care, dressing, bandaging and monitoring wounds which are taking longer to heal, we can help to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital, reducing length of stay when in hospital and improve the quality of life and outcomes for patients.
For more information on preventing pressure ulcers, please see the link at the foot of this page.
If you have any questions about the services or would like to make a referral you can contact the team on 0330 726 0077.
Cambridgeshire
Referrals
Referrals are accepted from GPs, other health and social care professionals, hospital services, nursing homes.
Appointments
Appointments are offered for clinics visits or home visits in the relevant locality. The main clinics are Brookfields Hospital, Doddington Hospital, Oak Tree Centre Huntingdon, North Cambs Hospital Wisbech and Princess of Wales Hospital, Ely.
Contact details
Tissue Viability Service
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Management building
Brookfields Hospital
Mill Road
Cambridge
CB1 3DF
Tissue Viability Nurses
T 01223 723019 or
Team Secretary
T 01223 723199 (Direct Line)
F 01223 723002.
Peterborough
The Peterborough Tissue Viability Nurse provides assistance and advice to other health care professionals on complex wound care.
Patients can be seen at home if they are housebound, in the GP surgery, and in the Intermediate care unit.
T 01733 466642
M 07768302485
The page was last updated on 18 April 2018 by aji.kuriakose.
