Last week for the first time, I was able to address an email to ‘Dear team’! At last, the promised NWCSP funding, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has arrived and we have been able to start to appoint a team to drive forward the work of National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP). The many clinicians, patients, carers, and suppliers who have supported the NWCSP as board and workstream members and stakeholder registrants remain a highly valued part of the NWCSP, but it is great to be able to employ colleagues to expand our tiny team.