Ms Hayley Phillips

Miss Hayley Phillips is a Paediatric Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist and expert witness at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, where she has worked since 2019. Her principal areas of clinical expertise include paediatric tissue viability, complex wound management, pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, skin integrity, paediatric neurosurgical and orthopaedic nursing, and the care of children with complex healthcare needs.

Her current clinical practice focuses on the assessment and management of infants, children and young people with complex wounds and skin integrity concerns across acute, outpatient and community settings. She undertakes comprehensive holistic assessments, develops evidence-based care plans and advises on individualised treatment strategies to optimise healing and prevent further tissue damage. She works closely with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to coordinate care for children with highly complex medical needs, while also running outpatient clinics and providing specialist community support to patients and their families.

Alongside her specialist tissue viability role, Miss Phillips contributes to clinical audit, policy and guideline development, incident investigation and quality improvement initiatives. She also delivers education and training to healthcare professionals at local and national level. Her previous experience in paediatric neurosurgical, orthopaedic, craniofacial and high dependency nursing provides a broad clinical foundation, enabling her to deliver specialist care across a wide range of complex paediatric surgical and medical conditions. 

Miss Hayley Phillips commenced medico-legal work in 2025, providing independent expert opinion in Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury claims. She currently acts on behalf of claimants and prepares Screening / Advisory, Breach of Duty, Causation, Condition & Prognosis, Care Assessment, Care & Equipment Assessment, Immediate Needs Assessment and Loss of Service reports. Her medico-legal practice is centred on paediatric nursing care, with particular expertise in tissue viability, complex wound management, pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, and the care of children with complex medical and surgical needs.

Drawing on her specialist clinical experience at a leading children's hospital, Miss Phillips is instructed on cases involving the assessment and management of skin integrity, paediatric complex care, neurosurgical and orthopaedic nursing, tracheostomy care, safeguarding and multidisciplinary care planning. Her active clinical role ensures her opinions reflect current evidence-based practice and contemporary standards of paediatric nursing. She provides clear, balanced and well-reasoned reports that assist solicitors in evaluating the standard of care provided, issues of causation and the ongoing care needs of children and young people following injury or alleged clinical negligence. 

Miss Phillips' current clinical practice centres on the specialist assessment and management of infants, children and young people with complex tissue viability and skin integrity needs across acute, outpatient and community settings. She undertakes comprehensive holistic assessments, develops evidence-based care plans and provides specialist advice on wound healing, pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, and strategies to optimise skin integrity for children with highly complex healthcare needs. She also delivers ongoing community support, ensuring continuity of care for patients and their families through every stage of treatment.

She has particular expertise in complex wound management, sharp debridement, paediatric neurosurgical and orthopaedic nursing, craniofacial care, high dependency nursing, tracheostomy management and non-invasive ventilation. Alongside direct patient care, she plays a key role in multidisciplinary care planning, safeguarding, clinical audit, quality improvement and the development of clinical policies and guidelines. Her collaborative approach enables her to coordinate care effectively across specialist teams while delivering safe, evidence-based treatment for children with complex medical and surgical conditions, helping to optimise both clinical outcomes and long-term quality of life. 

Miss Phillips delivers education and training to healthcare professionals at both local and national level, including conference presentations and large-group teaching sessions. She also contributes to clinical audit, policy and guideline development, and quality improvement initiatives, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to advancing paediatric tissue viability practice and supporting the professional development of the wider healthcare workforce.