Fact: One in five patients in UK hospitals suffers avoidable pressure sores’ *

Your Turn is a national movement campaigning for the mandatory reporting of incidents of pressure sores in the UK.

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* Clark M, Bours G, Defloor T. The prevalence of pressure ulcers in Europe. In Recent Advances in Tissue Viability (Ed M Clark), 2004, Quay Books, Salisbury
** Bennett, G. Dealey, C. & Posnett, J. (2004) the cost of pressure ulcers in the UK. Age and ageing, 33p230-235

Your Turn is supported by successful actress of stage and screen,
Miriam Margolyes. Miriam says:

Your Turn is supported by successful actress of stage and screen, Miriam Margolyes. Miriam says: It makes me frustrated and incredulous to think that in a society where we have made such wonderful strides with medical technology, that an entirely avoidable condition such as a pressure sore is being completely overlooked. Helpless people need to be taken care of - it's our human responsibility. Proper care can and would prevent these horrible sores and it can and must be done."