Pressure ulcers are caused when an area of skin and the tissues below are damaged as a result of being placed under pressure sufficient to impair its blood supply. Typically, they occur in a person confined to a bed or a chair by an illness and as a result, they are sometimes referred to as ‘bedsores’, or ‘pressure sores’.

Contact the Oxfordshire Single Point of Access (SPA) to request a district nurse referral.

Complex pressure care needs

Contact the NHS Tissue Viability Service if you:

• are treating clients with complex pressure care needs
• require specialist equipment to manage pressure ulcers.

You can refer patients to this service.