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Community Tissue Viability Service
EnfieldProvided By
The Community Tissue Viability Service (TVS) is a small specialist nurse led service. It offers specialist assessment and advice on the management of people with non-healing wounds who live in Enfield or are registered with a GP in Enfield.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusions
Patients may be referred to the service if:
- they are an Enfield resident or patient with an Enfield GP
- they have a wound that shows no signs of healing for four to six (4-6) weeks and standard care has been implemented for that condition
- documentation of past and present care and investigations has been provided at time of referral
- the healthcare professional and their team have reached the limit of their tissue viability knowledge
- referrers keep the patient on their caseload while advice from the TVS is provided
How to Refer
TVS accepts referrals from health, social services and the voluntary sector via email or post.
EMIS form
Referral methods: Email
Complete the Adult Services Single Point of Access Referral form - Enfield Community Services and send to the centralised ECS email rf-tr.ecsadultsinglepointofaccess@nhs.net or post.
Once the referral has been received, it will be screened by non-clinical administrators with no changes to clinical response times.
Where to find the form
- Enfield: ENF Global Library > Community Therapies
Locations
Forest Primary Care Centre
Open 9am–5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays)
SPA Referral Office, ECS SPA
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