Frontier Medical Group is one of the eight founding industrial supporters of the ‘Your Turn’ Campaign. Frontier actively support the aims and objectives of this campaign and in particular helping inform the public about pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
NHS expenditure on pressure ulcers is estimated to be between £1.4 and £2.1 billion each year. The Nice guidelines (2003) stressed the value of relatively low-cost technology in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.[1]
Since its launch in 1997, Repose has contributed to the successful treatment of more than 1 million patients and more people are currently treated on Repose than any other pressure redistribution mattress in the NHS. Approximately 70% of Repose usage is in the domestic and nursing home setting.
Repose® is recognised as a reactive mattress in that it reacts instantly to patient movement ensuring that the patient is supported at all times at optimum low contact pressure. This is achieved by immersion where the patients load is spread across the surface area of the mattress lowering contact pressure in the most vulnerable areas.
Since its inception, Repose has continually evolved. New Repose continues the tradition with further improvements and extensions to the range to making it easier to use and improving durability without adding cost.
The Repose product range comprises:
Repose Mattress overlay
Repose Cushion
Repose Foot protector*
Repose Wedge
Repose Babytherm
Repose Babynest
Most nurses are familiar with the Repose Foot protectors as one of the most commonly used pressure redistribution devices and recognised as second to now in providing comfort and pressure relief to the heels – one of the most difficult areas to prevent and treat pressure ulceration.
For further information on the Repose range of Pressure Redistribution devices please contact us on 01495 235 800 or visit our new website at www.frontiermedical.eu.
[1] National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care. Guideline commissioned by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2003
[1] National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care. Guideline commissioned by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) 2003
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