“A skin tear is a traumatic wound caused by mechanical forces, including removal of adhesives”. Skin tears are most common in older people and it is increasingly acknowledged that they are largely preventable.1 https://youtu.be/SXr2Y7yd4lc?si=jKAMD4nKHwe4ncVa What is a skin tear and how is it caused? A skin tear can occur as a result of mechanical forces …
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating our wonderful women in wound care by highlighting and sharing their experiences. We asked Lorraine, Angie, Emma, and Rachel about what drives them, their time at Urgo Medical, and more. Lorraine Grothier Medical Affairs Director Time with Urgo: 7 years Q) What do you love most about your …
We recently had our first Urgo Medical UK & I conference of 2024. Every sales conference allows us to come together as a team to prepare for the year ahead and plan how our specialist teams will support more clinicians and patients. It was fantastic to be able to look ahead to the rest of …
The UrgoTul Family range of dressings are for patients whose skin needs that extra TLC. The Technology Lipido-Colloid (TLC) healing matrix: Provides and maintains a moist environment to support wound healing (1,2,3,4) Enables key cells for healing (4,5) Ensures harm-free care for patients (6) Composition Indications Size & Ordering Codes Instructions for Use Mode of …
At Urgo Medical, we are extremely lucky to have a large clinical team who offer a wealth of knowledge and experience in wound care. Meet one of our clinical specialists, Polly Cox. ‘I started my adventure into nursing 30 years ago at the Frances Harrison School of Nursing in Guildford. As a student nurse I …
This July we held the 2nd Annual Urgo Medical summer school. This event brought together passionate clinicians to discuss and learn more about best practice in wound care and how we can all work towards better outcomes for patients. We had a packed schedule for the day, with inspiring sessions from many fantastic speakers. The …
This July the NHS is celebrating its 75th Birthday. Every day Urgo Medical staff work to support NHS clinicians in their efforts to heal people’s wounds. We see the amazing things NHS employees do day-in day-out and this summer we’re excited to be celebrating with fantastic NHS teams all over the country!
A LOCAL TREATMENT FOR YOUR PATIENTS AT RISK OF DELAYED HEALING With its unique TLC-NOSF* Healing Matrix** and its poly-absorbent fibres, the UrgoStart Plus treatment range is the only local treatment proven to close wounds sooner by addressing two key local factors: Continuously cleans: its poly-absorbent fibres trap and retain exudate, slough and debris.(1,2) Heals …
Jo Webster (Urgo Customer Services Manager) handing over the dummies to Programme Administrator, Amy Page-Ward. At Urgo Medical UK&I we feel very connected to and proud of our local area. Nearly two-thirds of our head office and industry employees live within the local area, so it’s important to us that we find ways in which …