There’s a whole host of resources such as films, leaflets, clinical evidence and publications that have been carefully curated by our experts to help support you – whether you’re a healthcare professional, patient, career, friend or family member.
Date: May 2025
Condition: Peripheral Arterial Disease
A roundtable was held in the Houses of Parliament on 3rd December 2024 that brought together key stakeholders from across the vascular ecosystem, including clinicians, patient representatives, patient groups, and parliamentarians. It was hosted by Jim Shannon MP, Chair of the Vascular and Venous Disease All-Party Parliamentary Group, and chaired by former NHS Regional Director for London, Dr Anne Rainsberry.
The roundtable took place due to concerns about the challenges and disparities in treatment of PAD, and the lack of awareness of the disease among the public and healthcare professionals which has had dramatic and unfortunate consequences – with large numbers of people in England having life-changing and unnecessary lowerlimb amputations.
The objective of the roundtable was to discuss these challenges, identify collaborative solutions to improve the patient pathway, drive awareness of PAD among clinicians and patients, and brainstorm ways to ensure timely access to innovative treatments to prevent disease progression and avoid limb amputations where possible.
It emphasised the need to address the growing burden of PAD and highlighted the importance of collaboration between healthcare professionals, policymakers, and patient groups to drive change.
This report summarises the roundtable discussion, and presents a number of recommendations to drive awareness and service improvement of PAD among the public, the NHS, and the Government.
The document is supported by the Circulation Foundation and Legs Matter. Also in attendance were parliamentarians and a number of NHS trusts in England.
The roundtable was sponsored by Shockwave Medical.
Date: June 2024
Published by: Diabetes Africa Ltd
Authors: Zulfiqarali Abbas, Bernadette Adeyileka-Tracz, Luxmi Dhoonmoon, Chris Manu, Joan St John
Access: Open
Condition: Diabetic Foot
This handbook has been designed to provide essential information as well as quick tips to improve foot care for people with dark skin tone living with diabetes. Co-authors and reviewers represent diverse professional backgrounds, including primary and community care, secondary, and tertiary care. They are subject matter experts in diabetes, tissue viability, and podiatry, among others.
Date: May 2024
Published by: The BLS
Authors: Rebecca Elwell, Macmillan Lymphoedema Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Team Leader at UHNM
Access: Open
Condition: Lymphoedema & Cellulitis
Inflammatory or cellulitis skin colour changes may differ in presentation depending on skin tones. It is vital that clinicians are familiar with skin tone and texture changes to ensure accurate diagnosis and care (Wounds UK, 2021).
Date: January, 2024
Published by: NICE
Condition: Sepsis
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis. It includes recommendations on recognition and early assessment, initial treatment, escalating care, finding and controlling the source of infection, early monitoring, information and support, and training and education.
Date: October, 2023
Published by: NHS England
Authors: Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication and NHS England
Access: Open
Condition: Varicose Veins
This leaflet will help you decide about treatments for varicose veins. You could use it to prepare for your next appointment. There are pages you can fill in and pages explaining about treatments.
Date: June 2023
Authors: All-party parliamentary group on Vascular and Venous Disease
Condition: Venous Disease
Approximately, over 500,000 people live with a form of venous leg ulceration in the UK, a number that has doubled in the past 10 years, with estimated healthcare costs associated with these wounds reaching £2.7 billion annually.
Date: 2023
Published by: Vascular Research UK
Condition: Arterial Disease
The video aims to raise awareness of arterial disease and to encourage people to seek help early if they develop symptoms.
Date: Monday 12 June 2023
Published by: Legs Matter
Authors: Alison Hopkins, Leanne Atkin, Naseer Ahmed, Manj Gohel, Zoe Larmour and Crystal Oldman
Access: Open
Condition: Leg Ulcers
Watch our expert panel discussion on how the under use of therapeutic compression in community services is harming people – and what we must do to tackle this. The focus of this panel discussion is on the hidden harm crisis in leg ulcer management and the inadequate use of evidenced based compression therapy in the community. Around 50% of wound care activity every week is focussed on lower leg wounds within community nursing teams; this is less where there is an established leg ulcer service and a lymphoedema service.
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