Sarah spent 39 years working within the NHS with much of this time in the community. She worked for 18 years as a District nurse, community practice teacher and clinical development lead, and for 12 years was clinical lead of a specialist Tissue Viability team. After re-locating to beautiful Cumbria, Sarah now practises as an independent advisor/ educator through her own Tissue Viability consultancy business.
Sarah is currently vice chair for the Legs Matter campaign and a member of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) lower limb group. She is passionate about improving the knowledge and skills of clinicians delivering lower limb care and also believes that raising patient and public awareness of lower limb conditions (including leg ulceration) is essential for disease prevention and early treatment intervention.