Essity
Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company, whose products are available throughout Gloucestershire's Integrated Care System. They drive initiatives that raise hygiene and health awareness and standards, including access to Professional Accredited Training for Healthcare Professionals (PATH).
PATH is a gold standard education platform which offers training across a range of areas, including: wound management, continence care, lower limb management and lymphoedema care. Training takes the form of webcasts, e-learning and live lunchtime virtual education sessions via Microsoft Teams, which is delivered by clinical consultants.
There is no cost to access this training platform for any healthcare provider in Gloucestershire, including adult social care workers and primary care staff. You can register for access here. Please note that staff will need to register using their organisational or NHS email address to be able to access this offer.
It is recommended that the relevant e-learning modules are completed ahead of attendance at the live education sessions to receive the most benefit from these sessions. To register for the free educational sessions, please email karis.ramsay1@nhs.net
Useful links to training resources can be found below by topic area:
Wound Management
- Anatomy and physiology of wound healing
- Anatomy and physiology of the skin
- Addressing skin tone bias
- Wound infection prevention and management
- Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in wound care
Continence Care
Lower Limb Management
- Lower limb vascular assessment
- Anatomy and physiology of lower limb ulceration
- Chronic oedema management of the lower limb
- Diabetic foot ulceration
Lymphoedema Care