New Best Practice Statement on skin tears is available here from the All Wales Tissue Viability Nurse Forum. 

Season's greetings from the Welsh Wound Network!  We wish all members a happy and prosperous New Year for 2012.

What is happening with the Welsh Wound Network and when will meetings resume?  The second half of 2011 was indeed a most frustrating time.  There is considerable support for a strong Welsh Wound Network but to date we have not been able to secure funding to allow that to happen.  It may be that for the Network to continue we may have to raise funds through donations or other routes.  What would your views be on this?  Let us know  your thoughts by e-mailing us at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The All Wales Tissue Viability Nurse Forum have produced a new guidance document upon pressure ulcers.  The Essential Elements of Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management document is available here and is based upon the recent NPUAP and EPUAP International Pressure Ulcer Guidelines.  The NPUAP EPUAP guidelines did not provide specific pointers towards the implementation of the guidelines in practice given that each country may face different challenges when seeking to implement the evidence based guidelines.  The All Wales Tissue Viability Nurses Forum have now provided assistance upon the implementation of the pressure ulcer guidelines for practitioners working in Wales and marks an important development in the implementation of the pressure ulcer guidelines within Europe.

English and Welsh versions of the All Wales Guidelines on Faecal Management Systems are available.