Important Announcement – withdrawal of unfunded service

Posted on October 14th, 2024

We regret that, due to increasing demands on our nursing team and financial pressures on NHS General Practice overall (https://www.bma.org.uk/…/responding-to-the-new-gp…), we can no longer continue to provide this unfunded service as continuing to do so compromises our ability to deliver our core General Practice Services.

What does this mean for you?

• We will no longer offer post-operative wound care to any new post operative patients. This includes post-operative wound care from all private and NHS services including dermatology, surgery, and urgent care. Patients will be required to receive ongoing wound care from these services directly.

• We cannot offer dressings or wound care for wounds obtained via trauma or other injury, as the surgery does not have contract to provide care for Minor Injuries.

• Patients currently receiving wound care will continue to be offered a maximum of 14 days treatment at the Practice before being referred into a specialist wound hub if the wound is not healed.

• Patients who are housebound will be able to receive post-operative wound care from the local District Nursing service. This should be arranged by the hospital service directly at the time of discharge.

Thank You for your understanding and support.

The Partnership, Marsden Medical Group