Alisen Dube

Completing a PhD is a monumental achievement for me, my family, and the academic community. It represents years of hard work, dedication, and a significant contribution to a specific field. In this blog, I am excited to share the key findings and contributions from my PhD. Research Focus Pressure ulcers are a global patient safety challenge, with heel pressure ulcers being the second most common after sacral ulcers.

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As a tissue viability nurse in a large university hospital, I see the devastation caused by pressure ulcers first-hand. Despite substantial efforts to eradicate them, an estimated 200,000 pressure ulcers are experienced by patients each year at an estimated cost to the NHS of £1.4 million each day, not to mention the human impact they have on patients.