Anita Wallace, Chair of the Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN), took a diagnosis of breast cancer in her stride. Much harder to deal with was the development of arm lymphoedema. Here, she shares her experience describing her journey from despair to Chair, and how the LSN can help others like her.

Squeeze In is a campaign from L&R, fronted by Johnny Vegas. The campaign aims to provide people with lower limb conditions, including venous leg ulcers, with the information they need to keep their legs healthy, so they are able to live life to the fullest.

Every day, thousands of people’s quality of life is devastated by inadequate support and advice on the prevention of lower leg and foot conditions and the failure to correctly diagnosis and
treat them. We’re determined to change this.

Legs Matter is a coalition of eight healthcare charities and not-for-profit organisations that are working together to increase awareness, understanding and action on lower leg and foot conditions among the public and healthcare professionals.

Here our Daylong expert provides advice on using our electronic prescription and new Re-Mind services. If you have a question, please write to us at editorial@daylong.co.uk, and we will try to help.

Inconsistent care in the NHS has been highlighted in recent years. Here, the development of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme, whose aim is to ensure every person in England  with a lower limb wound receives optimal care, is described.

Leg Club Favourites is a book with a difference. It contains over a 150 favourite recipes of NHS staff and international clinicians as well as volunteers, members and friends of the Leg Clubs from across the UK and further afield.

In February we hosted our first Patient Forum, in partnership with Wound Care Today and Urgo Medical. The event was a great success and enjoyed by all who attended. Here, we present
some highlights and hope you will join us next year!

Over 500 Daylong customers responded to our recent online survey to help us understand what makes wearing compression garments a positive experience for you.

LIn 2018 a national campaign called ‘Legs Matter’ was launched with the aim of raising public awareness of common conditions which can affect the lower leg and/or the foot.

Gemma Davies is Clinical Lead for Telford Wound Healing Service

"I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be a nurse. My mum was a nurse and in my mid-teens I would go to work with her on a surgical ward and help to hand out tea and talk to the
patients, which I really enjoyed."