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Bedsores / Pressure Sores

UK sources of information and / or support

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Tissue Viability Society

Provide information on pressure sores.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) Pressure ulcer management

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Pressure ulcer management.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel

The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory panel aims to provide relief to persons suffering from or at risk of pressure ulcers, in particular through research and the education of the public.</a>.

Patient apple icon (PatientApple.gif) SupaSupport

SupaSupport is a pressure relieving cushion made by Speed Plastics Ltd,a healthcare industry specialist which has manufactured products for theNHS for many years. SupaSupport pressure relieving cushions are suitablefor seat-bound or wheelchair bound people who are at serious risk ofdeveloping acute pressure sores as a direct result of usinginappropriate seating.


Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.















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PS - Health and Poverty

Perhaps the biggest cause of ill health in the world is poverty. Help to Make Poverty History. For example, why not lend some of your money to disadvantaged communities to enable them to trade their way out of poverty through schemes such as Shared Interest.

See also MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY North East for details and links to campaigns against poverty.

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