{"id":25841,"date":"2026-10-19T13:49:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=25841"},"modified":"2026-10-19T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T13:49:27","slug":"tissue-viability-referrals-detailed-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=25841","title":{"rendered":"Tissue Viability Referrals detailed guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Make a Tissue Viability Referral<\/h1>\n
Scenario<\/div>\n

A referral to Tissue Viability is made by placing an order via Requests\/ Cares plans or New Order Entry. Reference information is provided during the order process including referral criteria and priority level.<\/p>\n

<\/i> In addition to placing the referral, ward staff should ensure that a digital image is taken of the Wound\/Pressure damage relating to referral using the WABA device or via Medical Photography.<\/div>\n
Instructions<\/div>\n
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  1. Within the order search<\/strong> box, type Tissue<\/strong> Viability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Example searching via Workflows:<\/p>\n

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    Example searching via Requests\/ Care Plans:<\/p>\n

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    1. Click Referral to Inpatient Tissue Viability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    2. Tissue Viability Referral Criteria<\/strong> reference information will display. This includes the referral criteria and priority level information. Click OK<\/strong> to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Proceed to the Orders for Signature screen<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      2. There are three mandatory fields<\/strong> to complete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        1. To see the referral criteria information, click the paper icon.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          \n.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Once the fields are complete, click Sign<\/strong> in the bottom right corner..<\/span>
            \n<\/strong><\/li>\n
          2. Refresh<\/strong> screen, The referral will display in the Consults section. The status will be shown as ordered<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          3. The Tissue Viability team will review the referral and once accepted or rejected it will show in document viewing – please note that this may be the following working day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            How to send a referral to the Tissue Viability Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1657,"parent":7611,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"detailed-guide.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,439,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25841","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-erecord","category-orders","category-powerchart"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25842,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25841\/revisions\/25842"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}