Leg Club Podcast

We welcome another new speaker, Michelle Gerber. Michelle is a qualified dietitian and currently works for Urgo Medical.   

Michelle is talking about the importance of a nutritional diet, this covers the importance of diet especially if there is a wound present.

We welcome a new speaker, Natalie Phillips. Natalie worked in NHS as a specialised lymphoedema nurse and currently works for Haddenham Healthcare.   

Natalie is discussing Supervised self-management in chronic oedema, what this is and why it is important.

We welcome back Sylvie Hampton MA. BSc (Hons). DpSN, RGN. Tissue Viability Consultant Nurse and Director of Wound Care Consultancy Ltd. 

Sylvie has previously recorded Pressure Ulcers, part 1 and part 2, this recording completes the trio of podcasts. 

We welcome Sharon Gardner who is discussing “Early warning signs of lower limb problems”. She will talk through recognising the early signs of chronic venous insufficiency.   

Sharon works for H&R Healthcare as a clinical specialist and previously worked as an oncology  specialist nurse. She currently has an honorary contract as a tissue viability nurse for the NHS.

We welcome Heidi Tickner who is a Business Manager at H&R Healthcare, one of our Leg Club Industry Partners. She has worked in industry for 14 years and has over 20 years’ experience as a nurse, specialising in wound care.  

Heidi  is explaining Honorary Contracts and the role they play in the NHS.   Although she works in the medical industry she also has an honorary contract with the NHS Trust.

Listen to our new speaker Charles Townsend,  Charles graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in geology. He studied Tai Chi in 1989 with a Chinese Master and then began teaching Tai Chi,  from this he became involved with the ‘falls team’ in his local hospital. 

In this podcast Charles talks about his experience of Tai Chi, what it is, what it can do for you and who can enjoy it.

We are delighted to announce two new speakers, Megan Hunter and Kelly Buxey. Both Megan an Kelly are clinical trainers with medi UK.

Megan has worked in a Leg Club and Kelly has experience in setting up and running a Leg Club. The podcast is an interesting insight in to the views of Leg Club members (patients), volunteers and the nursing team.

Listen to Ellie Lindsay OBE stressing the importance and benefits of relationships between the mature and the younger generation in today’s culture and society

Loneliness and social isolation can also have serious consequences on an individual’s physical, mental, and social health.

Prof Mark Whiteley MS FRCS(Gen) FCPhleb. Consultant Venous Surgeon and Consultant Phlebologist and Executive Chairman of The Whiteley Clinic. 

Many people suffer from bulging blood vessels on their temples, particularly after exercise or when they are warm. These boarding blood vessels might be veins or they might be arteries.

This podcast explains the difference between the two, and explains new procedures that are now available for veins that are too large for traditional treatments, and arteries that are usually deemed as "untreatable".

Prof Mark Whiteley is a Consultant Venous Surgeon who has become well known in the venous world as an innovator. He was the first surgeon in the UK to perform the new endovenous treatments for varicose veins, and has been at the forefront in the world developing treatments for pelvic congestion syndrome, varicose veins and venous leg ulcers. He has now started developing treatments for cosmetically prominent veins on the face, hands and breasts. Mark founded The Whiteley Clinic in 2001 to be a centre of excellence for the treatment of venous condition.

We are delighted to welcome back Prof Mark Whiteley MS FRCS(Gen) FCPhleb. Consultant Venous Surgeon and Consultant Phlebologist and Executive Chairman of The Whiteley Clinic.

Many people, including celebrities, have prominent vertical veins on their forehead. These veins often known photographs. Until recently there was no effective treatment for this problem.

In 2021, a new treatment was developed and patented by Prof Whiteley. This podcast explains about the condition and the development of the treatment, and explains how this is performed.