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Are you concerned about your skin whilst wearing PPE masks?

February 2, 2022

The tissue viability team is available to see colleagues who are concerned about their skin whilst wearing PPE masks. Please ensure that your ward ‘PPE skin protection stations’ has sufficient stock to care for your  skin: barrier film, adhesive remover and duoderm.

Guidance on ‘preventing facial skin damage beneath PPE’ has previously been issued to all wards and can be accessed by clicking here.

You can contact the team as follows:

  • Email:  tissueviability2@nhs.net (you can send a message and/or photo of skin damage)
  • Telephone: 0121 507 3278
  • Mobile: Lesley McDonagh, Clinical Lead Nurse Tissue Viability – 07976 133 426 or Pat Flaherty, Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse – 07976 133 427.