Agnes Collarte is the Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse Lead at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), leading wound care services across Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea. Originally from the Philippines, she began her nursing career after earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1997 and moved to the UK in 2002 to broaden her professional experience. Since joining CLCH, she has progressed from Rehabilitation Nurse to Lead Nurse, building extensive expertise in wound care. Holding a master's degree in Advancing Practice, Agnes is passionate about evidence-based care, research, education, and improving outcomes for patients with complex wounds in the community.

Facilitating the Assessment zone

Alison is a registered nurse specialising in tissue viability with over 25 years’ experience of working in the NHS and independent organisations, supporting, and developing services in health and social care to provide better patient outcomes. Alison likes to champion in wound care education across the UK to all service areas in health and social care. Some highlights in the past few years are; achieving a PG cert in Medical Education from Cardiff University in 2023, receiving a Dermatology commendation award for Hidradenitis Suppurativa education for health care professionals 2024 and Molnlycke Clinical achievement award at EWMA 2025.

Facilitating the Wound bed preparation zone

Georgia qualified as an Adult Nurse in 2023 with a BSc Hons in Adult Nursing and has gained experience across acute and community settings. She currently works as a Wound Healing Sister within the Community Wound Healing Service in Coventry, providing specialist wound care and supporting patients with complex wounds in their homes. Georgia has a passion for wound care in particular lower-limb wound management, and is dedicated in supporting colleagues to develop their knowledge and skills by promoting evidence-based best practice. Georgia is committed to supporting colleagues through education and leadership and she has completed the Florence Nightingale Foundation Leadership Programme.

Facilitating the Lower-limb: self-care zone

James Linsley, BSc (Hons), MSc, Independent Prescriber, is a Clinical Lead Podiatrist specialising in the management of the high-risk foot and lower limb wounds. He holds a Master's degree in Podiatry and works within a multidisciplinary team delivering advanced care for patients with complex foot pathology and chronic lower limb conditions, including diabetic foot disease, chronic venous insufficiency, and leg ulceration. Alongside his clinical role, James is actively involved in research and service development and regularly delivers lectures and guest teaching sessions at universities. His interests include clinical governance, wound care innovation, and improving outcomes for patients with high-risk feet and chronic wounds.

Facilitating the Infection zone

Jane Harry is a registered nurse since 2000. Her interest in tissue viability developed during her community nursing and leg ulcer clinic roles. She applied for a cover post at TVN and has worked in this field every since. Currently she is the tissue viability team/service lead with nearly 20 years of experience in tissue viability since 2007. She has held positions as a tissue viability nurse, clinical lead and now team/service lead. She has completed an MSc in Skin Integrity and Wound Management and has written for publication and contributed a chapter to a clinical textbook on leg ulceration. Her areas of expertise include leg ulcer management, pressure ulcer management, topical negative pressure, large-scale audits and conservative sharp debridement.

Facilitating the Irritant contact dermatitis zone

Jay has been a registered nurse for 20 years after graduating from the University of Chester in 2006. She developed her passion for wound care as a newly qualified Community Nurse. After 2 years of being a proactive Tissue Viability Link Nurse, Jay secured a secondment in a neighbouring Community Tissue Viability service and went on to become the Lead Specialist Nurse in 2019. Jay continues to research, evaluate and develop education and clinical pathways to support healthcare professionals who are inexperienced with wound care, to become confident and competent in advanced wound care. She is driven to ensure all patients receive quality wound care support in their preferred care setting.

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

Julie is a RGN, RSCN and has a BSc In tissue viability and is a FGL lymphoedema trainer. She has held Clinical lead posts in tissue viability in Birmingham and South Staffordshire , developing a integrated tissue viability and lymphoedema service. In 2015 she became the associate clinical director and then clinical director at Healogics wound healing and lymphoedema centres and then the Director of nursing for telehealth for Pioneer wound healing and lymphoedema services. she is now semi retired and is a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City university teaching on the tissue viability masters module and leg ulcer modules and continues to work as a trainer for the lymphoedema training academy .

Facilitating the Effective patient communication zone

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.

Experienced health care professional with nearly 30years experience, the last 14years operating as a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse. In 2019 he became the clinical lead for the service at UHDB.

Demonstrated passion for education, development and clinical excellence. Who in 2022 co-authored a Cochrane review looking at best practice in the wound management of pilonidal sinus disease and presented a management pathway for the disease at Wounds UK that same year.

He has also delivered presentations at Wound Care Today, the Annual Society of Tissue Viability Conference and Benecare's Annual Conference.

Facilitating the Pressure Care zone