Maria Hughes is a Nurse Consultant in Tissue Viability at Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust with more than three decades of nursing experience and over twenty years as a recognised leader in tissue viability, wound management and skin integrity. An independent nurse prescriber and Queen’s Nurse, she has held senior clinical, consultancy and executive leadership positions across the NHS, independent consultancy and public sector organisations. Area(s) of Expertise: Tissue Viability, Wound Management, Pressure Ulcer Prevention, Skin Integrity, Compression Therapy, Infection Prevention, Clinical Leadership, Leg ulcer management, Healthcare Education and Medical Devices.

Facilitating the Hard-to-dress wound areas zone, with Jay Hughes.