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ACTIVHEAL® MORE AFFORDABLE EVERYDAY WOUNDCARE

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ACTIVHEAL® MORE AFFORDABLE EVERYDAY WOUNDCARE

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A Letter to our valued customers

"Whilst we navigate through these unchartered waters, our priority is with protecting and supporting our healthcare workers and safeguarding our people. We are following the advice and recommendations of Public Health England and the World Health Organisation closely....

Dawn Swims 215 Miles for African Charity!

A huge thank you for all the support from people asking how far I have to go, to friends getting in the pool and helping me to keep going when it mentally got tough, and a big thanks to Andy for his training tips! DAWN WOODCOCK-JONES, ADVANCED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS'...

NEW ActivHeal Packaging – We Tick Every Box!

"Here at ActivHeal® we listen to what our customers say and are pleased to announce the launch of our next generation packaging to further aid product identification and selection and in so doing reducing waste." Our market-leading packaging just got even better! The...

ActivHeal Academy Awarded 60 CPD Points in South Africa

"We are pleased to achieve our SAMA CPD certification for South Africa. The ActivHeal Academy has been designed to support clinicians of all levels with multi-tiered wound care education. With the SAMA CPD accreditation, we can support continued education and enable...

Celebrating Thirty Years of UK Manufacturing

We are a UK manufacturer of advanced wound care dressings and we are proud that we achieve a high level of performance in this area, ensuring products are available when patients require them. We aim to deliver on time and in full achieving industry leading...

ActivHeal Newsletter – February 2020

ACTIVHEAL® AT WOUND CARE TODAY 2020 Come and see us at the ActivHeal® stand during the Wound Care Today Conference 2020. This event is the perfect platform for us to reveal our long-awaited brand new packaging as well as the launch of our "Wound Care in the Spotlight"...

ActivHeal® Shortlisted for the CIM Marketing Excellence Awards

We are thrilled to have been shortlisted as a finalist for this year's CIM Marketing Excellence Awards. It is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our team and the importance of providing free accessible non branded wound care education to all health...

ActivHeal® Newsletter – January 2020

Wound Care in the Spotlight A series of reports highlighting the need for better education and a greater focus on wound care. With more than 4.5% of the population living with a wound at any one time at an estimated cost of £5.3bn to the NHS1, it is clear that...

Important Customer Notice ActivHeal® Foam Dressings

Available Through NHS Supply Chain ACTIVHEAL® FOAM DRESSINGSImportant Customer Notice: Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) Procurement OutcomeThe Nationally Contracted Products (NCP) The NCP initiative is aligned to the Operational Productivity Review by Lord Carter...

Important Customer Notice ActivHeal® Alginate Dressings

Introducing ActivHeal® Alginate. An Alternative solution to Sorbsan™. ActivHeal® are delighted to introduce ActivHeal® Alginate, following the recent withdrawal of Aspen Medical Europe Ltd alginate product, Sorbsan™, ActivHeal® Alginate is a primary sodium calcium dressing that is used on moderate to heavily exuding wounds…

ActivHeal® at the 19th Annual Leg Club Conference

Lindsay Leg Club Foundation Trustees and Leg Club Industry Partners ActivHeal® was pleased to support The 19th Annual Leg Club Conference and Gala Dinner, which took place on the 24th and 25th of September. The event was a chance to attend workshops and share...

ACTIVHEAL® NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2019

SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATIONAt any one time, it is estimated that 4.5% of the population has a chronic wound (Guest et al 2015). The costs attributed to wound care and its associated care is estimated at around £5.3bn1, causing a significant burden to the NHS's budget....

Sandstone Trail 12 Hour Challenge in aid of St Luke’s Hospice

"Everyone did so well, I am so proud of the whole group!" Jodie Lovett, Senior R&D Technologist, Advanced Medical Solutions A team of Advanced Medical Solutions staff took on the 55-kilometre Sandstone Trail in under 12 hours in aid of St Luke's Hospice raising...

Register for St Luke’s Midnight Walk 2019

Each shift costs £149.04 so with every step you will be allowing St Luke's Hospice to move one step closer to their £140,000 target! The Midnight Walk 2019 in aid of St Luke's Hospice is just around the corner, but have you registered yet? Don't worry, there is still...

The ActivHeal® Survey

Take the ActivHeal® survey today and you will be entered into a prize draw to WIN a £50 Amazon Voucher! The ActivHeal® Survey - do you know about the ActivHeal® wound dressing range from Advanced Medical Solutions? We know that wound care takes up a large proportion...

Phoebe’s 5k Bubble Rush in aid of St. Lukes Hospice

Phoebe Teece had a bubble-tastic day out as she took part in the family-friendly 5k Bubble Rush in aid of St. Luke’s Hospice.

ActivHeal® on the island of Saint Helena

We have one hospital and three community clinics. The community team use ActivHeal products on a variety of wounds, mostly leg ulcers and have seen some positive results. Nicola Anderson, Nurse Practitioner, Jamestown, St HelenaThe ActivHeal® wound care dressing range...

ActivHeal® Newsletter – May 2019

JUST LAUNCHED – The 6th Edition of our 156 page Wound Care Education Pocket Guide is here and is exclusively available to ActivHeal® customers. It’s packed with useful information and is small enough to fit in your pocket. Come and see us at the Primary Care Conference to discover more!

Advanced Medical Solutions Acquires Sealantis

We are particularly excited to welcome Sealantis’ innovation team of R&D experts to AMS and look forward to working alongside them to develop the technology in a wide range of potential applications and indications. Chris Meredith, CEO of Advanced Medical...

ActivHeal® Achieves Outstanding Service Level Results for Q1

This is a great result, ensuring that our products are available when our customers ask for them, ensuring a positive patient experience. Teresa Starkey, Customer Service Team Leader At ActivHeal®, we are committed to ensuring our customers receive the highest service...

Advanced Medical Solutions Achieves MDSAP Certification

The achievement of MDSAP is a great success for both sites, and demonstrates what we can achieve when we work together as a team. Sarah Tomkins - Quality Assurance ManagerIn 2018, Advanced Medical Solutions opted to take part in the MDSAP (Medical Device Single Audit...

ActivHeal® PHMB Foam in the Management of a Post Operative Surgical Wound – A Clinical Article

Post operative surgical wound infection is, without doubt, the most troubling of all wound complications. Foot ulcer infections are common in patients with diabetes. Although infection is not considered to be a direct cause, it does play a major role in wound healing...

ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER AG IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A SURGICAL INCISION – A CLINICAL ARTICLE

This article reports on the use of an ActivHeal Aquafiber Ag dressing in the management of a surgical incision following the drainage of an abscess. CLINICAL RESOURCE: THE MANAGEMENT OF A SURGICAL INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS USING ACTIVHEAL® AQUAFIBER AG Joanne...

AMS Smashes 2018 Fundraising Target for St Luke’s Hospice!

The AMS team were involved in the 25 mile Yorkshire Dales 3 Peaks Challenge – not one for the faint hearted! 2018 was a fantastic year for our fundraising efforts for St Luke's Hospice. The team at Advanced Medical Solutions smashed its original 2018 year-end target...