Experience as TVN | Sylvie Hampton

Sylvie Hampton is a distinguished tissue viability specialist with over 30 years’ experience in wound care, more than 20 of those as a Tissue Viability Consultant. She combines deep clinical expertise, service development, education and medico‑legal practice to prevent and treat complex wounds, improve organisational practice, and support system‑level learning from adverse outcomes.

Career highlights

Led tissue viability services at Eastbourne District General Hospital, responsible for trust‑wide wound care and pressure ulcer prevention.
Achieved a reduction in pressure ulcer incidence from 15% to 2.4% through clinical leadership, education and targeted investment in pressure‑relieving equipment.
Designed and delivered in‑hospital and community education programmes, study days and national conference teaching; proceeds were reinvested to purchase pressure‑relieving mattresses and equipment.
Founded Tissue Viability Consultancy, which later evolved into Pioneer Wound Healing Centres following successful transfer.
Established Wound Care Consultants Ltd 12 years ago to continue specialist clinical practice, provide nurse education and deliver high‑quality patient care.
Extensive track record of clinical evaluation and innovation, including healing chronic wounds of many years’ duration and developing practical, evidence‑based wound management pathways.

Expert witness and medico‑legal work

Regularly instructed as an Expert Witness for pressure ulcers and wound care, providing detailed medico‑legal reports and courtroom testimony.
Uses case work to identify systemic failings and to recommend pragmatic, patient‑centred improvements in clinical governance, training and policy.
Balances rigorous clinical appraisal with clear, well‑structured reporting that supports legal and regulatory processes.
Has a Team of Expert Witnesses all of whom offer a range of experience.

Teaching, mentorship and impact

Passionate educator who values the “AHA!” moment when clinicians grasp practical approaches to wound healing; this remains a central motivator after over three decades in the field.
Mentors nurses and HCAs in contemporary wound care practice, skin integrity, pressure prevention and advanced dressing selection.
Promotes continuous professional development and audit-driven improvement to sustain long‑term service gains.

Clinical philosophy and strengths

Practical, evidence‑based approach: combines long‑term clinical experience with ongoing research and evaluation to produce reliable, replicable outcomes.
Patient‑centred and dignity‑focused: prioritises symptom control, skin integrity, nutrition and function to improve quality of life.
Systems thinker and change agent: skilled at translating clinical insight into service redesign, education programmes and durable governance frameworks.
Resilient problem solver with track record of healing complex, long‑standing wounds and embedding sustainable improvements across hospital and community settings.

Ambitions

Sylvie has a passion to open Wound Healing Centres throughout the UK, to provide online virtual assessments for nurses and clients who self care. Her ambition is to provide wound care to all those with chronic wounds that are not healing in an expected way.