Jargon Buster

Below is our jargon buster. If there is anything missing from this list, please feel free to get in touch and tell us.

Jargon Buster

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There are currently 4 names in this directory beginning with the letter T.
Telephone triage 
 is when you call your GP practice and the receptionist checks details before taking action.  

Tissue Viability 
 “Tissue viability is a growing speciality that primarily considers all aspects of skin and soft tissue wounds including acute surgical wounds, pressure ulcers and all forms of leg ulceration.” -  (Tissue Viability Society 2009).

Toolkits 
 a personal set of resources, abilities, or skills.

Triage 
 the initial assessment of patients’ to help decide how urgently they need treatment and the type of treatment required.