• Understand the changing landscape of wound care delivery within the NHS
• Explore how integrated pathways can improve patient outcomes
• Consider how community services can support earlier intervention and prevention
• Identify opportunities to reduce variation in wound care practice

• Identify key barriers to implementing evidence-based wound care in clinical practice
• Explore how educational, organisational and system-level factors influence wound care delivery
• Recognise the impact of variation in practice on patient outcomes and quality of care
• Consider strategies to support the translation of wound care theory into consistent evidence-based practice

• Explore how early intervention, appropriate compression, and ongoing maintenance can prevent deterioration and relapse in complex leg conditions

• Recognise that meaningful improvement is still possible for patients with long-standing or previously mismanaged symptoms through personalised compression programmes and collaborative care

• Understand how clinical expertise, patient engagement, and support from compression specialists can build treatment confidence and improve outcomes

• Understanding what benchmarks we have and their relationship to population health management
• Recognising and managing a patient’s risk of slow healing
• How to move from a prescriptive approach to patient partnership
• How to ensure more patients have access to therapeutic compresssion

• Influence stakeholders effectively to drive sustainable wound care transformation across traditional boundaries
• Leverage clinical data to support decision-making and overcome local commissioning barriers
• Adopt system-wide thinking to break down operational silos and build stronger partnerships

• Understand the evidence treating the sub-ulcer venous plexus in venous leg ulceration.
• Recognise which patients and venous patterns are suitable for sub-ulcer foam sclerotherapy.
• Understand the benefits, expected outcomes and potential complications of sub-ulcer foam treatment

• Understand the key principles behind successful amputation reduction strategies
• Explore how earlier referral and intervention can improve outcomes
• Identify opportunities to strengthen multidisciplinary wound pathways
• Learn from the Greater Manchester approach to reducing avoidable amputations

• Evaluate Multi-Agency Triage & Referral Pathways
• Formulate Integrated Amputation-Prevention Strategies
• Implement Best Practices for MDT Co-Management:

• Overview of the Part IX Tariff Reforms
• Reflection on wave one review ahead of wave two launch

Amy Withers, Lead Nurse for Tissue Viability, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Gemma Sadler, Matron for Tissue Viability, Infection Prevention and Control, and Leg Ulcer Services, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

This collaborative panel session brings together leading expertise in infection prevention and control, tissue viability, and acute and community nursing to explore the vital intersection of wound management and infection reduction. Panelists will discuss holistic strategies for early identification and risk mitigation, effective multi-disciplinary coordination across acute and community settings, and standardizing best practices to optimise healing outcomes and enhance patient safety.