Dressings

A method of manufacturing an adhesive dressing comprising a water vapor permeable, liquid water and bacteria impermeable backing layer having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer over one surface thereof and coextensive therewith, a pad adhered to a first portion of the adhesive layer, a removable protector which covers the remainder of the adhesive layer, and a conformable support layer which is removably attached to the non-adhesive surface of the backing layer, said removable protector being provided with an aperture through which the pad is adhered to the adhesive layer, said method comprising:

• casting a solution of a polymer which is to form the backing layer onto a long strip of a film which is to form the support layer;
• casting or transfer coating an adhesive layer onto the backing layer such that the adhesive layer is coextensive with the backing layer;
• applying a pad to said first portion of the adhesive layer;
• and
• applying a removable protector to the adhesive layer in one or two pieces such that the removable protector covers the remainder of said adhesive layer.