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| Fact: One in five patients in UK hospitals suffers avoidable pressure sores’ * |
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| Fact: Up to 4% (£4 billion) of the NHS budget is absorbed by pressure sore related events ** | ||
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We urgently need your help. We are looking for people who have suffered from pressure sores or know somebody who has suffered from pressure sores to contact the campaign. We would like to highlight this awful condition through real life stories. If you would be interested simply fill in the form on the contacts page and we will get in touch with you and explain in detail how you can help others at risk of developing pressure sores.
| Supported by the Tissue Viability Society, The Wound Care Society, and The Tissue Viability Nurses Association | ||
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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: "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."




