Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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Complex leg wound service

What we do

The Complex Leg Wound Service (CLWS) works within clinic and community settings. This nurse led specialist service see people principally in community clinics, but can after discussion support patients resident in our hospital wards or in their own homes where specialist assessment cannot be achieved in a clinic setting. Clinics are run from a number of sites:

  • Cirencester Hospital
  • George Moore Clinic in Bourton on the Water
  • Forest of Dean Community Hospital
  • Milsom Street Clinic in Cheltenham
  • Stroud Hospital

Contact us

Email:  complexlegwounds@ghc.nhs.uk
Call:  0300 421 8755

What is a complex leg wound?

Complex leg wounds are those which have failed to heal, those which are large in size or where long term conditions, including vascular or arterial impairment may be a factor in wound healing.  Venous leg wounds are estimated to affect around 1 in 500 people in the UK, although they become much more common with age. It’s estimated around 1 in 50 people over the age of 80 has a leg wound.

The service aims to work with the patient to promote wound healing, utilising specialist vascular, orthopaedic and dermatology colleagues in the hospital as necessary and requesting venous scanning as part of assessment. They enable people to achieve self-management wherever possible and to provide education and supervision to health care professionals engaged in providing care for those living with leg wounds.

Referral Form

Referrals must be sent on a referral form and can only be accepted if signed by a medical practitioner. Please follow this link for the G-care Complex Leg Wound referral form.