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Healthy lifestyle  |  12th October 2021

How we turned a pair of wellies into a toe-saving device

What you wear on your feet has a big impact on your foot’s health, which is why an important part of treating a chronic foot ulcer is looking at a patient’s footwear
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Campaign & News updates  |  20th September 2020

Three point leg check – what are your legs and feet trying to tell you?

Even the smallest change to the way they look or feel can be a sign of something more serious.
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Healthy lifestyle  |  29th June 2020

Self care for venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers

Since March 2020, his wife, Pat, has taken on Peter’s care supported by Legs Matter member Kate Williams, a wound clinical nurse specialist at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. 
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Harm  |  29th April 2019

Painkillers – a dilemma for patients and doctors alike

John’s personal story is very difficult to read. It is raw and close to the bone. But we cannot look away and say that ‘this does not happen here’.
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Self care  |  22nd January 2019

You don’t get wisdom from a glowing screen

You get it from someone who looks like they need to be refreshed.
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Harm  |  29th October 2018

What are you doing here?

Common questions you may get ask as a leg ulcer patient
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