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Keep an eye on our news feed where we’ll publish everything that’s happening in the world of stoma care.
Ask Angie: Pancaking
Pancaking is a challenging problem; it significantly affects the incidence of skin irritation as well as negatively impacting the quality of life for some individuals living with a stoma.
Collaboration at the Heart of Education
By working alongside nurses, universities and healthcare teams, we create learning that is practical, accessible and rooted in everyday clinical practice.
Skin Engagement Day 2025
We were honoured to welcome so many specialist stoma care nurses from across the UK, including Northern Ireland, to our Skin Engagement Day at the Salts Academy, run in collaboration with our Central Skin Sciences Institute (CSSI).
Counselling Skills Workshop – A Powerful First for Salts Academy
This year marked a meaningful first for the Salts Academy as we hosted our very first Counselling Skills Workshop.
#ToMyStomaCareNurse: 2025 International Nurses Day
This year for International Nurses Day, we launched an online campaign which allowed those living with a stoma to share their words of gratitude to their Stoma Care Nurse.
Our 2024 Academy Highlights
2024 has been an exciting and extremely busy year, we have offered more education to even more Healthcare Professionals than ever before.
Angie Perrin Awarded The Queen’s Nurse Title
Angie Perrin, Clinical Education Lead, was delighted to learn that she had been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).
Happy Hormones and how your patients can boost them
Here you can read more about those hormones, how they can be affected and increased, as well as some advice you may find useful for your patients.
Introducing Persona Groups
In 2021, Salts Healthcare conducted an in-depth piece of research with a company called Murmur Research – the results of which outlined 6 distinct patient persona groups.
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Our 10-Year Partnership with De Montfort University
October 2023 marks our 10-year partnership with De Montfort University - delivering stoma care education to almost 25% of all UK stoma nurses.
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Stoma Care Specialist Nursing: A Guide for Clinical Practice is published
Read more about Angie Perrin and Maddie White's brand new publication!
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How to write a successful abstract - By Angie Perrin
In this blog post, Angie talks about the most important steps in writing a successful abstract. Find out more from our Clinical Education Lead.
