FOLLOWING their successful opening event, Westbury Leg Club will open its doors to the public on Monday 2nd March.
The Leg Club was officially opened by Mayor of Westbury, cllr Sue Ezra and the founder of the Leg Club Foundation, Ellie Lindsay.
The Leg Club was set up to help those who suffer with venous leg ulceration. The drop-in club will be open every Monday from 9.00am–12.00pm. Patients who attend will automatically become lifelong members of the club at their first visit.
The Leg Club is based on an award-winning model founded by former district nurse Ellie Lindsay. Evidence shows Leg Clubs, which operate in a non-medical setting, lead to improved healing rates by encouraging members to become involved in their care.
Venous leg ulceration currently costs the NHS an estimated £400million a year and this innovative approach has been shown to be more cost-effective in terms of nursing resource. Good preventative care will reduce the incidents of future leg ulcers.
The Leg Club will be run by staff from Westbury Group Practice with the help of volunteers. Its specialist nurses and health care assistants will treat and dress patients’ legs in this non-medical setting adhering to the Leg Club’s recognised standards for hygiene and infection control.
It will be held at Grassacres Hall, Eden Vale Road, Westbury, BA13 3NZ. For more information contact Jane Bartlett at the White Horse Health Centre: 01373 828330.
Pictured: The Leg Club’s nursing staff with cllr Sue Ezra and Ellie Lindsay.
