Wound Care - FOI Response Register

2024-763

Wound Care

07/03/2025

Trust Name

NHS Shetland

Does the Board have a wound care clinic?

Yes/No

Yes

If yes, which hospital/s in the Board are these located at?

GBH Outpatients department

Are these clinics specific clinics?

Yes/No

Yes high risk diabetic foot ulcer clinic lead by podiatry

If yes, please list e.g. Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU), Burns, acute surgical wounds etc

How many patients are seen for wound care per annum?

There were 27 unique patients seen in the high risk diabetic foot ulcer clinic in 2024

How many surgeries does the Board perform?

In 2024, there were 2160 surgeries performed

What are your surgical infection rates?

Surgical site infection surveillance has been paused by ARHAI since 2020

Have you completed a wound care audit?

Yes/No

No

If yes, please supply the date and attach it here

Alternatively, please direct me to where this can be found

Are your wound care pathways publicly available?

Yes/No

Yes

If yes, please attach it here

Alternatively, please direct me to where this can be found

On the intranet under NHS Grampian guidelines

Wound care HCP	Number Permanently Employed	Salary Band	How many temp/locum district nurses, TVN or HCA’s have been employed over the last 12 months?
How many district nurses are employed in the trust?	There are 8 DNs within NHS Shetland	Band 7 x 5 Band 6 x 2	Zero
How many Tissue Viability Nurse (TVN) are employed by the trust?	1 part time (half a day a week) which is linked with infection control	Band 7	None
How many community facing Health Care Assistants (HCA) are employed by the trust?	10 HCSW work across GP Practices and Community settings

Wound care HCP

Number Permanently Employed

Salary Band

How many temp/locum district nurses, TVN or HCA’s have been employed over the last 12 months?

How many district nurses are employed in the trust?

There are 8 DNs within NHS Shetland

Band 7 x 5

Band 6 x 2

Zero

How many Tissue Viability Nurse (TVN) are employed by the trust?

1 part time (half a day a week)

which is linked with infection control

Band 7

None

How many community facing Health Care Assistants (HCA) are employed by the trust?

10 HCSW work across GP Practices and Community settings

How many Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) or Negative Pressure Device / System therapy pumps are owned/contracted eg

Please add numbers below:

Negative Pressure devices
Manufacture name	Product name
Convatec	Avelle pump
Nexa Medical	NEXA NPWT Device
KCI MEDICAL 2	Nanova therapy unit
Smith & Nephew	Pico 7
Smith & Nephew	Pico 14
Creed Medical Ltd	UNO dressing kits
Other
Other
Other

How much is the service contract amount per year?

Not known

How many of these are in repair / lost?

0

If known, what is the cost of repair if not under a service contract?

Not known

What price was paid per unit for a VAC / NPD?

Not known

What is your annual spend on consumables for the VAC / NPD?

Not known

How many wound related trials have you participated in over the last 5 years?

Zero

How many of these were commercially led trials?

N/A

How many of these were academically / internally led trials?

N/A

Typical Products		Quantity per year
Manufacture name	Product name	Total No Pieces	Total No Boxes	Most frequently ordered - size of dressing e.g., 10x10
365 Healthcare	365 Super Absorbent Dressing	Not on the wound care formulary **
C-Sorb	C-Sorb Silicone	Not on the wound care formulary **
ConvaTec	ConvaMax Superabsorber Adhesive	Not on the wound care formulary **
ConvaTec	ConvaMax Superabsorber Non-Adhesive	Not on the wound care formulary **
Cutiderm	Cutiderm Sterile	Not on the wound care formulary **
BSN Medical	Cutimed Sorbion Sachet S	Not on the wound care formulary **
Drisorb Dressing Pad	Drisorb Dressing Pad	Not on the wound care formulary **
Drisorb Dressing Pad	Drisorb - Dessicant sachet	Not on the wound care formulary **
CD Medical	DryMax Blue	Not on the wound care formulary **
CD Medical	DryMax boarder	Not on the wound care formulary **
CD Medical	DryMax Super	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Adherent	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Adherent Sacral	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Boot	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Border	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Border Oval	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse Contour	Not on the wound care formulary **
Advancis Medical	Eclypse foot	Not on the wound care formulary **
Synergy Health (UK) Ltd	Exsu-Fast kits 2	Not on the wound care formulary **
Synergy Health (UK) Ltd	Exsu-Fast kits 4	Not on the wound care formulary **
Smith & Nephew	Exu-Dry	Not on the wound care formulary **
Crawford Healthcare	KerraMax Care Border Superabsorbent dressing	Not on the wound care formulary **
Crawford Healthcare	KerraMax Care™ Border	Not on the wound care formulary **
H & R Healthcare Ltd	kliniderm Hydrocolloid Border	Not on the wound care formulary **
H & R Healthcare Ltd	kliniderm superabsorbant		3 boxes per year.	10x10
Reliance Medical	Maxi-Flex	Not on the wound care formulary **
MedVance	MedVance	Not on the wound care formulary **
MedVance	MedVance Superabsorbent dressings	Not on the wound care formulary **
Premier Healthcare Excellence	PremierPad Xtra	Not on the wound care formulary **
Prosorb	Prosorb	Not on the wound care formulary **
Reliance Medical	Relipore Xtreme	Not on the wound care formulary **
Zelador	Sorbex	Not on the wound care formulary **
Zelador	Sorbex Super absorbent dressing pad (with silicone layer)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Spirit Healthcare Ltd	Spirit Non-Woven Absorbent Pad	Not on the wound care formulary **
Spirit Healthcare Ltd	Spirit Super Absorbent	Not on the wound care formulary **
Lohmann & Rauscher	Vliwasorb Pro	Not on the wound care formulary **
Lohmann & Rauscher	Vliwasorb Adhesive	Not on the wound care formulary **
Gentell UK Ltd	Xtrasorb Foam Adhesive	Not on the wound care formulary **
Richardson Healthcare	Xupad Dressing Pad	Not on the wound care formulary **
Richardson Healthcare	Xupad Ultra	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	RespoSorb Silicone (formerly Zetuvit Plus Silicone)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	RespoSorb Silicone Border (formerly Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	RespoSorb Silicone Border sacrum (formerly Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	RespoSorb Silicone Border oval (formerly Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	RespoSorb Silicone Border Heal (formerly Zetuvit Plus Silicone Border)	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	Zetuvit E	Not on the wound care formulary **
Hartmann Group	Zetuvit Plus Superabsorber	Not on the wound care formulary **
Medicareplus International Ltd	CelluDress	Not on the wound care formulary **
Covalon Technologies, Ltd	CovaWound Superabsorbent	Not on the wound care formulary **
Lohmann & Rauscher	Vliwasorb	Not on the wound care formulary **