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Bringing together specialists from supporting disciplines provides a one-stop service for the patient. We conducted a retrospective analysis (over 365 days) of wound healing in patients attending the service for management of leg ulcers with differing aetiologies, including venous and atypical leg ulceration. Many of the patients referred to the service had a long wound history, between two and nine years, with a duration up to 25 years in the most complex cases. Within this complex cohort of patients, higher levels of focused compression was required (Accelerate Strapping, Accelerate, UK) for retromalleolar ulceration and management of foot oedema needing toe bandaging or garments. 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