NCPC - Key Persons


Anita Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Hospitals Initiative Programme Manager

Baroness Ilora Finlay - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Trustee

Dawn Secker

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Social Worker
  • Principal Social Worker for Kingston Adult Social Care
Dawn is the Principal Social Worker for Kingston Adult Social Care leading on quality assurance and practice development for social workers, Occupational Therapists and Social Care workers where one of the key areas of practice is supporting staff who work with people who are at end of their life, their carers and families. She is also the Manager of the Learning and Development service and commissions and evaluates learning opportunities to improve and develop the way in which adult social care staff work. Dawn is the End of Life lead for the Principal Social Worker network and sits on the Board of Living with and Beyond Cancer. She is currently involved in the development of the Recommended Summary of Emergency Care and Treatment plan for emergency treatment and end of life care.

Diane Laverty

Job Titles:
  • Nurse Consultant Palliative Care / Head of Respite

Dr Carl Brookes

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Dr Jane Bywater

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Dr Paul Cook

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director
Medical Director, Dr Kershaws Hospice Oldham. Paul is also Consultant in Palliative Care & Pain Medicine. You can find his personal profile under the resources tab.

Emma Ross

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Information Manager / All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative

Gail White

Job Titles:
  • Education & Development Lead - Palliative Care
We are delighted that Louise Johnson who is Community Liaison Officer at St Cuthbert's Hospice, Durham is to join our current Representative Gail White as joint representative. You can find Louise's profile on the resource tab to the left.

Gary Rycroft

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

George Lillie

Job Titles:
  • Director of Clinical Services
  • South West Representative

Heather Aldridge

Job Titles:
  • Collaborative Programme Manager

Heather Weir

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hospice & Northern Ireland Childrens Hospice

Jaki Meekings

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Jo Kavanagh

Job Titles:
  • Director of Care Services, LOROS

Julie Gorry

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive, Wirral Hospice St John's
  • North West Regional Representative

Kevin Orford

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Lord Shinkwin

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Louise Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Community Liaison Officer

Maddy Bass

Job Titles:
  • Head of Nursing Services at St

Mike Hobday

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Mohamed Omer

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Neil Mackay

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Operations Manager

Nightingale House Hospice


Richard Huxtable

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Ruston Smith

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Ruth Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Sameela Sikandari

Job Titles:
  • Finance & Database Officer

Sarah Riches

Job Titles:
  • Nursing Director at St. Giles Hospice
  • West Midlands Representative
If you have any issues you would like to discuss with Sarah then please contact her in either of the following ways

Sarah-Jane Mills - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Trustee

Stephanie Owens

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Marketing Officer

Sue Varvel

Job Titles:
  • Director of Nursing and Clinical Services at Rennie Grove Hospice Care
  • Director of Nursing and Clinical Services, Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care
Sue is the Director of Nursing and Clinical Services at Rennie Grove Hospice Care formerly known as Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice care. Sue has been responsible for the development of a large Hospice at Home service across Herts and Bucks and was part of the collaboration across two organisations which led to merger two years ago.

Sylvia Morrison

Job Titles:
  • Administration and Publications Assistant

Thames Valley

Job Titles:
  • Regional
Heather is currently a Collaborative Programme Manager in the Service Improvement Team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and previously led on service developments for Sue Ryder Care in Oxfordshire and Berkshire having worked in the field of palliative care for twenty two years. During that time she been involved in local, regional and national initiatives to develop and promote palliative care services. These initiatives have included being chair of the Thames Valley Palliative Care Network, membership of the South Central Strategic Health Authorities End of Life Care Programme Board.

Toby Scott

Job Titles:
  • Communications Manager

Tony Bonser

Job Titles:
  • Trustee

Tracy Livingstone

Job Titles:
  • Director of Nursing and Patient Services
  • North Wales Representative

Veronica Snow

Job Titles:
  • Lead Professional
  • South Wales Representative

White Fuse

Job Titles:
  • Media