Our Trustees
Who manages the Tissue Viability Society?
The TVS is an independent registered charity run by a body of Trustees. The current Trustees of the Tissue Viability Society are listed at the bottom of the page. You can see their biographies in the on-line brochure below:
Ray Samuriwo (Chair)
Lecturer in Adult Nursing, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University. Trustee since 2014.
Linda Primmer (Vice Chair)
Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, NHS Lothian Edinburgh. Trustee since 2014.
Una Adderley
Lecturer in Community Nursing, School of Healthcare University of Leeds. Trustee since 2015.
Dan Bader (Editor of the Journal of Tissue Viability)
Professor of Bioengineering and Tissue Health, University of Southampton and Editor of the Journal of Tissue Viability.
Tina Chambers
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability. Trustee since 2012.
Sarah Gardner
Clinical Lead, Community Tissue Viability Service, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. Trustee since 2016.
Jemell Geraghty
Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Trustee since 2016.
David Hibbitt
Advanced Medical Solutions. Co-opted Trustee since 2018.
Heidi Sandoz (formerly Guy)
Tissue Viability Services Lead, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust and Honorary Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire. Trustee since 2011.
Fran Spratt
Lead Nurse Tissue Viability, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Trustee since 2014.
Nikki Stubbs (Treasurer)
Clinical Pathway Lead, Leeds Community Healthcare, NHS Trust, Trustee since 2017.
Julie Sturges
Lead Tissue Viability Nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Trustee since 2014.
Joanna Swann
Lead Tissue Viability Nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Trustee since 2018
Gill Sykes
Specialist Podiatrist in both Primary and Secondary Care, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. Trustee since 2016.
Connie Traynor
TVN/Plastics, RGN, BSc, MSc, BMI Healthcare. Trustee since 2017.
Sarah Westcott
National Clinical and Audit Services Manager at Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Ltd. Trustee since 2018.
Kate Williams
Wound Clinical Nurse Specialist at Leeds Community Wound Prevention and Management Service. Trustee since 2018.
Pauline Vyse
Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Trustee since 2016.
