Important information regarding post-operative wound care

📢Important information regarding post-operative wound care 📢

ℹ️ Due to recent changes with Secondary care (Hospitals) contracting Primary care (GP Surgeries), Primary care are no longer responsible for any post-operative wound care.

When you are discharged after your operation the plans for your ongoing care, i.e clips/ stitch removals, dressing changes etc should be highlighted to you in your discharge information. This will then be carried out within a hospital setting.

Please ask for your discharge letter BEFORE you leave the hospital.

If you are not given the details of follow up appointment by your discharge team then please do call the ward you were an inpatient with to ascertain the plans for your follow up care  . If you are still not able to obtain the follow up care needed them please contact the surgery who will complete  a referral form  to WVT on your behalf, who will arrange this with you directly