Nurses Create Music Video With a Difference

Nurses Create Music Video With a Difference

BATH and BRISTOL, England, March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



Staff at Sirona have produced an innovative song raising the profile of pressure
ulcers which could now become an internet sensation.



Based on the children's song, Heads Shoulders, Knees and Toes; Elbows, Bottoms, Hips
and Heels has been written to highlight the actions that can be taken to prevent this
uncomfortable condition.



It is the brainchild of Alison Griffiths, a locality manager with Sirona, a
not-for-profit specialist community health and social services provider in the South West
with bases in Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire.



National research shows pressure ulcers cost the NHS between GBP1,760 million and
GBP2,640 million each year and much can be done to prevent them and/or stop them getting
any worse.



As well as having specialist nurses who focus on this, Sirona wants all of its staff
to be aware of what they can do to help alleviate the problems they cause. Keeping people
healthy, at home and as independent as possible is key for Sirona.



The severity of pressure ulcers can range from grade 1 (mild) to 4 (very serious) and
while they can occur at any location on the body, they are most common in areas which
regularly bear the weight of the body.



Alison said: "I was inspired to write the song by seeing and hearing stories of
service users who had pressure sore damage that hadn't been immediately picked up by staff
or highlighted to us by the patient or their family.



"I felt that if we had a little tune that people could use to think about pressure
area damage when visiting patients it would help as well as encouraging patients to think
about what they can do to relieve the pressure and prevent avoidable injury."



Pressure ulcers tend to affect those who are unable to move often or cannot move
position and can affect any age.



Alison wrote the lyrics and enlisted staff who gave up break and lunchtimes to record
the song and video.



"We came up with the name Relieving the Pressure as we're talking about relieving
damage caused by pressure ulcers but also it was such fun to do that hopefully people will
also laugh, which relieves pressure and it will stick in their minds."



To watch the video go to http://www.sirona-cic.org.uk #relievepressure




Sirona care & health

CONTACT: Contact: Wendy Best, +44(0)1225-764767/ +44(0)7715770242


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