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Clinicians are expected to show improved healing rates, reduction in recurrence rates and to demonstrate greater patient satisfaction. All patients should rightly expect a high standard of holistic care that supports both their physical and emotional needs. Keeping the patient engaged in the ‘healing process’ has many beneficial outcomes, not least to their emotional wellbeing. Managing to heal the wounds within a realistic timeframe is the required outcome for all parties.This article demonstrates how a new compression device, Juxta CURES, has a positive impact on patients' quality of life, also benefiting the clinician while maintaining cost-saving efficiencies.

The majority of lower leg ulceration has a venous component. Compression therapy is the “Gold Standard” to reverse venous hypertension and heal venous ulceration. Over recent years, new compression systems have evolved which means greater choice for patients. This describes venous disease and assessment and treatment choices. Case studies are also presented.

The article focuses on a study on whether we need to consider pain relief for patients undergoing hysterosalpingogram test. Hysterosalpingography (HSG) is the radiological assessment of tubal patency in initial investigation of female infertility. The study concludes that since patients experienced pain at some point in the procedure, they should take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs one hour before the procedure and to continue take them again post procedure if discomfort continues.