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Pioneer Partners with UK Vein Clinic
From April 2026, Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphoedema Centres is Partnering with the UK Vein Clinic.Pioneer are specialists in the field of wound healing, lipoedema and lymphoedema and the UK Vein clinic are experts in diagnosing vein problems and providing world...
Pioneer Welcomes visitors from Hong Kong
In March, Pioneer hosted a clinical study tour for 8 Tissue Viability/Stoma Nurse Specialists from Hong Kong.In March, Pioneer hosted a clinical study tour for 8 Tissue Viability/Stoma Nurse Specialists from Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority had an...
I’m going to be a nurse! – Damien’s story
With great success creating Pioneer’s first ‘home grown’ nurse and introducing newly qualified nurses into to a specialist clinical setting, Pioneer are pleased to continue to support our team to progress their careers and develop the nursing profession. Damien shares...
A newly qualified nurse at Pioneer: Sia’s story
Sia initially completed a single spoke day with Pioneer in her first year of her nursing degree, this peaked her interest in wound care and lymphoedema and she went on to be allocated a placement with Pioneer in her second year of her nursing studies. This placement...
Homegrown Nurses – Sarah’s story
At Pioneer, we are not immune to the nursing shortages experienced in health and social care settings across the UK. However, what we do have is a large group of dedicated staff who are exceptionally passionate about their specialist area of wound healing and...
Patients and Pioneer Staff Co-Design the New Crawley Centre (by Gatwick)
At Pioneer, collaboration with patients lies at the heart of everything we do. In line with our commitment to delivering patient-centred, high-quality care, we worked closely with members of our Patient Advisory Group (PAG) to co-produce the design and experience for...
The David Nott Foundation
The David Nott Foundation is a charity set up to train medical professionals to provide safe, skilled surgical care in countries impacted by conflict and catastrophe. Prof. Jeffery is one of the faculty members who delivers training on managing burns and trauma...
Pioneer Norfolk opens – Sophie’s Story
We are delighted to announce our latest clinic Pioneer Norfolk will open for private patients on the 2nd July 2024 to help support patients to manage their lymphoedema / lipoedema. Pioneer did not plan to open a service in Norfolk, but when Sophie Caitlin needed to...
Pioneer opens new Private Patient Wing
Increasingly over the last few years Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphoedema Centre has received emails and calls from patients and their families, at times in distress with their non-healing wounds or uncontrolled lymphoedema. These patients have contacted us from all...
Pioneer: Uniting for Excellence Through Shared Values
Core values are an essential way to align the goals of everyone working in healthcare. These values underpin so much of what we do, from small day-to-day decisions to big-picture strategic decisions. Pioneer is growing rapidly, across multiple services in many...
Pioneer Wound Healing and Lymphoedema Centres announce new Executive Nurse Directors
Professor Jenni MacDonald and Professor David Gray have been appointed to a share a newly created role of Executive Nurse Director, effective October 2023. David Gray moves from the role of Managing Partner and remains on the Board and Jenni MacDonald moves from...
Pioneer appoints Freedom to Speak up Guardian and Champions
Many healthcare staff feel unable to speak up or are not listened to when they do. That is according to The Freedom to Speak Up report published in 2015. To begin, the students visited the Pioneer Eastbourne Centre, engaging with patients, nurses, and administrative...