Nurses will have the opportunity to rotate round a number of work stations that will offer practical advice and support on how to develop specific skills.

These may include a variety of the following:

• Wound assessment/ leg ulcer assessment
• Assessing wound bed tissue
• Pressure ulcer risk assessment
• Setting up pressure relieving equipment
• Wound measurement – tracing and calculating wound size
• Wound dressing selection and tips for using dressings on difficult anatomical sites
• Identifying local wound bed infection
• Bandaging – applying K two and Actico
• Bandaging the limb with chronic oedema– how to shape the limb properly
• Measuring and applying compression hosiery – Hot tips for easy application!
• VAC therapy
• Doppler assessment