If you develop a pressure ulcer, your healthcare professional should regularly measure it, estimate how deep it is and categorise it by how severe it is to help decide what care you need. It is very ...

Pressure sores develop when the skin breaks down and creates a wound. There is a risk that the wound can get infected. This can be a serious problem. It is very important to treat infections quickly.

This guideline updates and replaces 'Pressure ulcers' (NICE guideline CG29) and 'Pressure ulcer prevention' (NICE guideline CG7). See update information for details. Pressure ulcers are caused when an ...