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Lymphoedema Service

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Under Review — this page was due to be reviewed by 31 March 2025. The information shown here may be outdated.

The service provides:

  • Management advice
  • Partnership working alongside practitioners to provide assessment and management guidance and care
  • Specialist care to patients who meet the criteria
  • Specialist advice to patients and health care professionals in managing swelling and preventing erosive skin breakdown for those on our caseload

Open Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

More information can be found on Accelerate's website - click here to access

Eligibility criteria

Inclusions

  • Swelling has been present for 3 months or more 
  • Patient has at least one of the following:
    • Chronic oedema / lymphoedema with lymphorrhoea
    • History of repeated cellulitis related to oedema
    • Lymphoedema secondary to cancer
    • Primary lymphoedema 
  • Systemic causes have been ruled out

Exclusions

  • Known ischaemia of the affected limb
  • Unstable cardiac / renal failure 
  • Venous or other ulceration

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Last updated: Nov 13th, 2023
Review date: Mar 31st, 2025

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