The Tissue Viability Society is probably the world's oldest society dedicated to all tissue viability issues.  Formed in 1981 and a UK registered charity since 1996 the Society attracts members from all health care professions involved with tissue viability.

Our mission statement includes our goals -

'to disseminate information, promote research and increase awareness of all aspects of good clinical practice in wound prevention and management' essentially we want to provide expertise in wound management.

What is tissue viability? This is a growing speciality that primarily considers all aspects of skin and soft tissue wounds including acute surgical wounds, pressure ulcers and all forms of leg ulceration.  However tissue viability is not just wound management for it also covers a wide range of organisational, political and socioeconomic issues as well as professional relationships and education.

The Tissue Viability Society's membership is drawn from the various professions involved in tissue viability; primarily nurses but with many doctors, engineers, scientists, pharmacists, podiatrists and other professions also represented.  There is a Council of Trustees elected by members who serve to guide the strategic direction of the Society and an Administrator to help conduct the day-to-day actions of the Society.

You can download our Constitution and Annual Reports here to find out more details of the Society and its activities.

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:

Alison Hopkins (Chair)
Head of East London Wound Healing Centre, Tower Hamlets CHS, London. Trustee since 2009.

Jane Nixon (Treasurer)
Professor of Tissue Viability and Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds. Trustee since 2006.

Richard Bull
Consultant Dermatologist, Homerton Hospital, London. Trustee since 2010.

Pauline Gilroy
Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Trustee since 2008.

Jane James
Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, West Wales Hospital, Carmarthen. Trustee since 2009.

Gill Sykes
Specialist podiatrist in both primary and secondary care, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust. Trustee since 2009.

Kath Vowden
Nurse Consultant Acute and Chronic Wounds, Bradford Royal Infirmary. Trustee since 2010.

Julie Vuolo
Senior Lecturer in Tissue Viability, University of Hertfordshire. Trustee since 2010.

Dan Bader
Professor of Bioengineering and Tissue Health, University of Southampton, and Editor of the Journal of Tissue Viability. Trustee since 2011.

Maureen Benbow
Senior Lecturer, University of Chester. Trustee since 2011.

Alistair Bielby
Clinical Solutions Manager, Smith & Nephew Healthcare Ltd. Trustee since 2011.

Caroline Campbell
Communications and Events Manager, Molnlycke Health Care. Trustee since 2011.

Heidi Guy
Tissue Viability Nurse, Lister Hopital Hertfordshire. Trustee since 2011.

Paul Murphy
CEO Eykona Technologies Ltd. Trustee since 2011.

Andrea Nelson
Professor of Wound Healing, University of Leeds. Trustee since 2011.

You can contact individual Council Members through Contact Us.