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Community Services - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust 2016-01-22 Person 5 5 0

My support from Tissue Viability now takes the form of regular reviews of the progress of my condition and the treatment plan agreed between the TV expert, the supporting practice nurse and me. My first examination was particularly memorable. The initial fact find phase did not lead immediately into preparation of a treatment plan but into a discussion of my own preferences for treatment options and expectations of what outcomes would be most desirable (it is worth pointing out that my condition is with me for life, so a simple "Get healed" is not an available objective). TV will from time to time offer information about new techniques or care products that they have discovered which might be relevant to my own circumstances. Again a three party review will examine whether the news offers a way to improve my own and, if so, we may introduce it in a controlled manner supported as necessary by more frequent reviews with TV. This is an excellent and dedicated service. The only potential that occurs immediately is for opportunities to be made for a wider spectrum of community-based care professionals to hear at first hand about the service's latest activity and progress and then consider whether other long term patients under attendees' care could benefit from their involvement.