Winner:

Carol Little, Accident and Emergency Clinical Sister, Department of Emergency Medicine, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, Northern Ireland
A non-inferiority study of the clinical effectiveness of anaesthesia obtained via application of tropical anaesthetic gel compared to infiltration of lidocaine for the treatment of lacerations in the Emergency Department

Commendee:

Zena Moore, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
An economic analysis of repositioning for the prevention of pressure ulcers

Commendee:

Elizabeth Pillay, EB Nurse Consultant (Adult), St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas's Hospital, London
The use of a hydrogel sheet dressing in the management of pruritus and scarring

Winner:

Caroline McIntosh, Head of Podiatry/Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, NUK Galway, Ireland
Peripheral neural function improved using subsensoryelectrical stimulation

Commendee:

Catherine Milne, Advanced Practice Nurse, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, Bristol Hospital Wellness Center, Connecticut, USA
Serendipity: The effect of a novel powder wound dressing on pain in lower extremity venous wounds

Commendee:

Margaret Armitage, Vascular Liaison Nurse Specialist, Gartnavel General Hospital, Great Western Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Can a patient’s leg care in acute care setting be improved by "Going back to basics"?

Winner:

Anna Christine Taylor, Research Nurse, Department of Dermatology & Wound Healing, Cardiff University, Wales
A series of case studies evaluating the use of Acticoat flex 3 & 7 with challenging wounds

Commendee:

Lynn Davis, Tissue Viability Lead Nurse, NHS Gloucestershire Care Services, Brockworth, Gloucestershire
Serendipity: The effect of a novel powder wound dressing on pain in lower extremity venous wounds

Commendee:

Jackie Stephen-Haynes, Professor in Tissue Viability, Professional Development Unit, Birmingham City University and Consultant Nurse, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Clinical outcomes of a PHMB dressing across a UK primary care organisation

Commendee:

Fiona Russell, CNS Tissue Viability, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland
Early intervention of negative pressure wound therapy in abdominal compartment syndrome

Winner:

Jackie Stephen-Haynes, Professor in Tissue Viability, Professional Development Unit, Birmingham City University and Consultant Nurse, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
An audit of nurses’ use of compression hosiery within two NHS Trusts

Commendee:

Gillian O'Sullivan, Community Staff Nurse, Wellington Square Surgery, Hastings
Evaluation of a 2-layer compression bandage system on six patients to assess ease of application and patient comfort and concordance

Commendee:

Gail Powell, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound Care Service, Knowle Clinic, Bristol
Promoting concordance in compression hosiery

Winner:

Barbara Pritchard, Tissue Viability Nurse, Maelor Hospital, Wrexham
A multidisciplinary approach to education in the management of lower limb conditions

Commendee:

Lol Pidcock, Lymphoedema Specialist Nurse, Clatterbridge Hospital, Liverpool
Lymphovenous disease: A condition for life but not suffering for life

Commendee:

Sandra Stringfellow, CNS Tissue Viability, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
Safe effective management of soft pitting lower limb cardiac oedema

Winner:

Sarah Bradbury, Research Nurse, Department of Dermatology & Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales
Diabetic foot ulcer pain: The hidden burden

Commendee:

Paul Chadwick, Principal Podiatrist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Hope Hospital, Salford
Diabetic foot complications are the commonest cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputation in the UK

Commendee:

Kshitij Shankhdhar, Diabetologist, Lucknow Diabetes Center, India
Offloading diabetic foot ulcers

Winner:

Pam Cooper, CNS Tissue Viability, Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen, Scotland
Provision of a tissue viability telemedicine service

Commendee:

Lindsey Bullough, Tissue Viability Nurse, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan
Reducing hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in the acute care setting

Commendee:

Elizabeth Farnworth, 3rd Year Medical Student, Department of Dermatology & Wound Healing, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Wales
Audit: The Tetanus of patients with chronic wounds

Winner:

Jackie Stephen-Haynes, Professor in Tissue Viability, Professional Development Unit, Birmingham City University and Consultant Nurse, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Improving outcomes in exudate management - an online survey of staff within a UK Primary Care Trust

Commendee:

Sarah Masterson, Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
The effective management of the open abdomen with isolation of an enteric fistula

Commendee:

Ellie Lindsay, Independent Specialist Practitioner, Associate Lecturer, CRICP, London
Entrepreneurial clinicians and industry: A collaborative approach to exudate management

Lt Col Steven Jeffery, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, UK