SKIN INTEGRITY NEWSLETTER 2026 VOL. 1 Skin integrity is a key component of patient safety and quality care, with healthy skin playing an essential role in protecting against infection, injury and discomfort. Every patient interaction provides an opportunity to assess, protect and maintain skin health through early identification of risks, timely intervention and evidence-based practice. Whether preventing burns, managing incontinence-associated dermatitis, promoting pressure injury prevention or encouraging sun-safe behaviours, maintaining skin integrity supports healing, enhances patient wellbeing and contributes to better clinical outcomes. This edition highlights practical strategies and reminders to help patients and clinicians protect and preserve skin health across all healthcare settings. WHAT’S INSIDE 1.Skin Integrity Committee 2.Nutrition & Lifestyle for Wound Healing 3.General Skin Care and Skin Cancer 4.Foot Care 5.Burns First Aid 6.Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis 7.Skin Tear Awareness 8.Pressure Injury Prevention 9.Compression Bandaging in Venous Ulcers 10.Wound Photography 11.Wound Products Spotlight 12.Pyxis Wound Bank
Skin Integrity Committee Michael Lawtown-Brownbill Patient Safety & Improvement Manager 9462 9330 Ext: 57099 Foot Care Rita Ollino Podiatrist, Podiatry & High Risk Foot Services 9463 1242 Nutrition & Lifestyle for Wound Healing Alison Parker Senior Dietitian for Nutrition Services 9463 1666 Compression Bandaging in Venous Ulcers Grace Manjoro Vascular Clinical Nurse Consultant 9926 7125 General Skin Care and Skin Cancer Haley Young Dermatology Clinical Nurse Consultant 94631538 Skin Tear Awareness Robyn-Sue Briers Clinical Nurse Specialist, Advanced Wound Care Clinician Burns First Aid Kate Welsh Burns & Plastic Clinical Nurse Consultant 9463 2102 | Page #41731 Incontinence Associated Dermatitis & Pyxis Woundbank Rachel Bartle & Amanda Kelly Stomal Therapy & Wound Care Clinical Nurse Consultant 9463 2824 Pressure Injury Prevention Natasha Wong Orthopaedics Clinical Nurse Consultant 9463 2384 Wound Photography Matthew Tinker Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Consultant 9463 2687 Wound Products Spotlight Madeleine Kruize Pharmacist
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