Community resources

Referral criteria

• Patients must be registered with a Berkshire GP or be an inpatient at one of our units
• We accept patients of all ages
• Access to the service is via a professional who has already assessed the wound
• The referral form must be fully completed with all information present - if it isn’t, it will be returned
• Patients being referred for leg ulceration must have had an ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) performed and full leg ulcer assessment completed - this needs to be attached to the referral form
• The referral will be triaged within two days - this could be a phone call to the referrer

If the patient is in an inpatient unit, you should seek advice from the community nursing team or the practice nurse. They’ll have advice on wound management for all patients cared for by them prior to admission. RiO entries can also be accessed. ​

Make a referral

Complete our referral form and return it to our Berkshire Integrated Hub

View our referral form (pdf)

Email Integratedhub@berkshire.nhs.uk

Call 0300 365 1234

Fax 0300 365 0400

Your referral will be sorted according to need and you’ll be contacted to discuss the issue within two working days. Your tissue viability clinical nurse specialist will decide if a visit is necessary or will offer advice on the most appropriate service.

The following resources will help you provide your patients with cost-effective, evidence-based wound care for healing wounds appropriately.

• CCR130 Wound care guidelines (pdf)
• CC132 Leg ulcer policy (pdf)
• CCR-BPD017 Digital Photography (pdf)
• Berkshire-wide Formularly West Inpatient (.doc)
• SOP 6 Larvae Therapy (.doc)
• Triggers for suspecting Wound Infections (.doc)
• Wound Assessment Form (.doc)
• Incontinence Associated Dermatitis Pathway (.doc)

Pressure ulcers

• Assessment of Competency - pressure ulcers (.doc)
• Leg ulcer management (pdf)
• Leg ulcer assessment competencies (.doc)
• Time is Pressure pocket guide (pdf)
• Pressure ulcers and safeguarding (pdf)
• Pressure ulcer prevention and management presentation (ppt)
• Pressure ulcer classification (.doc)

Dressings

• Dressings selection guide (pdf)
• Specialist Dressing Request Form (pdf)

Staff

• C0129 Preventing skin damage under PPE (pdf)

• Appendix 1 - Positioning (pdf)
• Appendix 2 - Water Low Risk Assessment (pdf)
• Appendix 3 - Skin Inspection Checklist (pdf)
• Appendix 4 - Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Tool (pdf)
• Appendix 5 - Classification of PU and DTI (pdf)
• Appendix 6 - Parts of the Body Most Likely to be Affected by Pressure Damage (pdf)
• Appendix 7 - Pressure Ulcer Checklist (pdf)
• Appendix 8 - Sepsis Screening Tool (pdf)
• Appendix 9 - Decision Guide - Unstageable Ulcer or Deep Tissue Injury (pdf)
• Appendix 10 - Fishbone Diagram (pdf)
• Appendix 11 - Patient Choice Agreement Form (pdf)
• Appendix 12 - Decision Guide Tool - Moisture Damage or Pressure Ulcer (pdf)
• Appendix 13 - Incontinence Associated Dermatitis Pathway (pdf)
• Appendix 14 - Wound Assessment Form (pdf)
• Appendix 15 - Decision Guide to a Lapse in Care (pdf)

Contact the Tissue Viability team for more information.

Email tissueviability@berkshire.nhs.uk

Leg Ulcer Foundation Course

For qualified nurses and nursing associates

Pressure Ulcer training

Wound Management training