Welcome to the Wound Management Clinic
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Mission Statement

The Wound Management Clinic endeavours to provide the highest holistic quality of nursing practice to all patients attending this department.

Department Profile

Department Description

This is a primarily nurse led clinic, in conjunction with our interdisciplinary team. There is 1.7 staff, Mary Conroy R.G.N/T.V.N (Tissue viability nurse specialist) full time post and staff nurse Sinead Dennehy R.G.N/Hdip T.V.N (22hours) plus student rotation on a regular basis.

We provide Plastic specialised clinics 3 times weekly with Mr.S.T.o'Sullivan and Mr.E.J.Kelly for post operative patients.

We also provide consultations with both surgical and medical consultants.

Services Provided

Wound assessment and management programmes, including topical negative therapy, larvae therapy and ankle brachial indexes. Specialised post plastic surgery e.g. grafting, cosmetics. We provide advice and education for patients, families and hospital staff. Over the phone advice for primary care team GPs, Public Health Nurses.

External Referral Process

For new patients from G.P and Public health nurse contact the department by phone as Wound Management Clinic has limited direct referrals.

Location

The Department has being temporally moved. It is still located on the ground floor. Enter via main reception walk past the shop keep left and straight through the double doors, signage is in place.

Staff

Mary Conroy R.G.N/CNS T.V.N 
Nurse Sinead Dennehy R.G.N/Hdip T.V.N
Tel 021 4926161 Bleep 760

Opening Hours 0800 to 1630   Last appointment 1515

Information

• Leg ulcer information leaflets
• Diet  information
• Health promotion