The National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) argued that there are many unwarranted variations in wound care services across the United Kingdom (UK), which impact healing rates and increase patients suffering. They highlight the need to reduce spending on inappropriate and ineffective treatments by ensuring patients have access to evidence-based care (NWCSP, 2020), which can only be achieved if staff have access to education and are able to develop their skill set. The NWCSP commissioned the development of a ‘core capabilities framework for health and care staff involved in wound care in England’. The Tissue Viability Leading Change (TVLC) Framework, originally developed in 2016, aimed to reduce inequities in tissue viability education and to provide a minimum set of outcomes for professionals working in healthcare environments to develop their knowledge and skills. In line with the NWCSP framework, the TVLC Framework was updated in 2022 and further developed to be accessed and used on an online platform. Delivery through an online platform allows the user to create a bespoke package of learning that meets the needs of the individual and permits the production of audit reports of practice. These audits can include reports highlighting which professionals and bands of staff have completed some or all of the TVLC Online Capability Framework. This provides assurances to healthcare providers that education is being maintained, staff are updated and capable of caring for patients with wounds.
