<p>We are delighted to welcome you to the first issue of the Journal of Lymphoedema. The journal has been produced in partnership with the Lymphoedema Framework Project (LFP) and Wounds UK. The LFP is a UK-based research collaboration that involves lymphoedema specialists from the British Lymphology Society (BLS), organisations responsible for care delivery, researchers and patients from the Lymphoedema Support Network (LSN), and the compression and hosiery industry. The LFP was established to put lymphoedema care firmly on the healthcare agenda. Wounds UK is a healthcare communications company that is dedicated to providing affordable education to all healthcare professionals working in wound and lymphoedema management.</p>