Elasticated

Comfifast

(Elasticated viscose tubular bandages)

• Red line (small limb): 3.5cm x 1m (£0.56)
• Green line (medium limb): 5cm x 1m (£0.58), 5cm x 3m (£1.62), 5cm x 5m (£2.81)
• Blue line (large limb): 7.5cm x 1m (£0.77) 7.5cm x 3m (£2.13), 7.5cm x 5m (£3.74)
• Yellow line (child trunk): 10.75cm x 1m (£1.20), 10.75cm x 3m (£3.49), 10.75cm x 5m (£6.04)
• Beige line (adult trunk): 17.5cm x 1m (£1.83)

Indications

• Dressing retention

Comfifast Easywrap

(Elasticated viscose stockinette garments) 

• Clava:
  • 6 months - 5 years (£5.85)
  • 5-14 years (£6.75)
• Long sleeved vest:
  • 6-24 months (£7.13)
  • 2-5 years (£9.50)
  • 5-8 years (£10.69)
  • 8-11 years, 11-14 years (£11.88)
  • Small adult (£12.75)
  • Medium adult (£14.54)
  • Large adult (£16.58)
• Leggings (pair)
  • 2-5 years (£9.50)
  • 5-8 years (£10.69)
  • 8-11 years, 11-14 years (£11.88)
  • Small adult (£12.75)
  • Medium adult (14.54)
  • Large adult (£16.58)
• Mittens (pair)
  • up to 24 months, 2–8 years, 8–14 years (£2.97)
• Tights (pair) 6-24 months (£7.13)
• Socks (pair)
  • up to 8 years, 8–14 years (£2.97)

Indications

• Dressing retention and garment for wet and dry wrapping in the treatment of atopic eczema

Elasticated surgical

Surgifix

(Soft, white, elastic net bandage knitted from polyester, polyamide and latex yarns)

• 25m roll (Size 4, 5, 5.5)
  • Size 4: Knee, Leg, Thigh, Umbilical cord (Width = 28mm +/- 2.8mm)
  • Size 5: Head, Knee, Leg, Thigh, Umbilical cord (Width = 30mm +/- 3.0mm)
  • Size 5.5: Genital, Femoral regions, Head, Axilla (Width = 43mm +/- 4.3mm)

Indications

• Dressing retention on heads, fingers and other awkward sites, particularly useful for dressing retention in chronic wound treatment

Notes

1. Surgifix is 9m unstretched and 25m stretched
2. It is not available on FP10 prescription

Silk clothing

Silk garments

Following national guidance from NHS England, silk garments are not recommended for use due to a lack of robust evidence of clinical effectiveness. Silk garments are relatively expensive and unlikely to be cost-effective for the NHS. Click here for more information. Prescribers should not initiate silk garments for any new patient.