A social prescribing approach to lower limb care

Coronavirus has had a huge impact on some Leg Club venues and continues to do so. Our priority is helping and supporting our volunteers and members (patients) both during and after the c

In our eleventh episode, we welcome back our guest speaker Mark Whiteley - a Professor and Consultant Venous Surgeon and Consultant Phlebologist of The Whiteley Clinic, London. Visit https://thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk/team/... for more information. In this episode, Mark expands on treatments that may help or hinder two key concerns when treating varicose veins, specifically Leg Wounds, and Leg Swelling. In both cases, Mark explains the importance of treating the underlying cause of leg wounds and/or leg swelling first to rule out more complex venous disease, lymphedema or arterial issues. This helps ensure more complete, high quality and sustainable results are possible. This concludes the third and final part of Mark's podcasts which have explored themes relating to "Venous Disease". We recommend you follow Prof. Mark Whiteley's work (see previous link) to keep up-to-date with continuing advances, new techniques as well as his ongoing research.

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A behind the scenes look at a typical leg Club conference, one of the most prestigious Wound Care related events in the UK. Wide ranging topics are covered by renowned speakers from the UK and also international.

Listen to Mr Naseer Ahmed, a vascular surgeon based at Manchester University Foundation Trust. Nasser is discussing Saving limbs. saving lives. The principals behind creating a system wide project to reduce amputations.

This playlist has compiled videos of real people in the community that are part of Leg Clubs from everywhere.