A nurse has been given a prestigious award for her work in setting up the Nailsea District Leg Club.

North Somerset Times: Polly Cox with her certificate for setting up the leg club in Nailsea.Polly Cox with her certificate for setting up the leg club in Nailsea. (Image: Archant)

Polly Cox, team co-ordinator for the rural integrated care team at North Somerset Community Partnership (NSCP), has been presented with an employee’s excellence award for establishing the scheme which is proving hugely beneficial to patients with leg ulcers.

The Leg Club runs every Wednesday from 9am to noon at the tithe barn, in Church Lane, and people with leg ulcers and similar conditions can receive treatment in a group setting.

The club is run by nursing staff, GP practices and the NSCP and it has more than 150 members who attend for treatment each week.

Polly said: “I was really pleased and honoured to receive the award as being involved with the Leg Club is part of my role that I thoroughly enjoy and feel passionate about.

“However, more than anything it has been wonderful to see the local community embrace the Nailsea District Leg Club over the past year.”

Leg Clubs are based on the award-winning healthcare model founded by former district nurse Ellie Lindsay, where nursing staff and volunteers provide holistic care to patients suffering from lower limb problems.

They are held in non-medical settings and they also help to prevent social isolation which is frequently experienced by patients with leg ulcers.

Ellie Lindsay, life president of the Lindsay Leg Club Foundation, said: “I am extremely proud of what Polly has achieved.

“Her enthusiasm and passion has created a thriving leg club which is making a real difference to patients’ lives.”