Executive Clinical Leads in Hospice and Palliative Care
Find out about the aims, terms of reference and leadership of the Executive Clinical Leads in Hospice and Palliative Care (ECLiHP). This is a forum for all executive and aspiring executive clinical leaders engaged in the strategic planning and operational delivery of contemporary hospice care.
It works closely with the Strategic HR and Workforce Leads group (SHaWL).
The ECLiHP forum's aims
- advance clinical leadership in hospice and palliative care, and develop leaders for the present and future
- facilitate peer support and mentorship to executive clinical leads in hospices and palliative care
- provide a strong and persuasive voice relating to clinical perspectives of service, planning and delivery, and to engage in constructive lobbying as necessary
- be a key reference point for executive clinical lead colleagues and Hospice UK
- facilitate the exchange of information, expertise and learning
- provide, facilitate and promote executive learning opportunities for clinical leaders.
Leadership and oversight
The work of ECLiHP is overseen by an executive committee consisting of leads from each region together with representation from children's hospices. Administration is provided by Hospice UK with internal leadership from our Clinical Team.
We have regional groups in most regions:
Region | Lead |
Chair | Erika Lipscompe, Director of Clinical Services, The Rowans Hospice |
West Midlands | Sarah Mimmack, Director of Clinical Services, Birmingham Hospice |
North West |
Emma Dixon, Deputy Chair, Director of Clinical Services, St Ann’s Hospice Jenny Gallagher, Clinical Nurse Director Bolton Hospice |
Yorkshire and Humberside | Joanne Schofield, Head of Clinical Services, The Prince of Wales Hospice |
Wales | Kim Jones, Deputy Head of Clinical Services, Hospice of the Valleys |
South West | Ann Rhys, Clinical Director, Hospice Care |
Northern Ireland | Miriam McKeown |
North East | Angela Egdell, Director of Care Services, St Oswalds Hospice |
Herts, Beds, and North London | Jackie Tritton, Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care |
London Hospice Clinical Leaders Group | Graham Turner, Head of In-Patient Services, Martlets and Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice. |
East of England | Sara Robins, Director of Clinical Services, Arthur Rank |
Children's Rep | Suzanne Gabarino-Danson, Clinical Lead at Jigsaw Children’s Hospice / Eden Valley |
Hospice UK Representative | Anita Hayes, Head of Clinical Leadership |
Scotland |
Dot Partington, Deputy CEO, St Columba’s Hospice Care Margaret Wilkie, Deputy Chief Executive/Head of Clinical Services |
Marie Curie Hospices | Jane Eades, Associate Director of Nursing and Quality, Marie Curie |
NHS Hospices | Louise Pennington, Lead Nurse Palliative Care, University Hospitals, Dorset NHS Foundation Trust |
If you are interested in setting up a group in the East Midlands or South Central regions please get in touch.
The executive committee meets four times a year to feed back information from their regions.
ECLiHP members are frequently updated on significant issues so do check back and look out for updates in our quarterly bulletins. Join the network below to receive these.
Benefits of being an ECLiHP member
- Join a network of over 280 subscribers
- Having an executive committee to represent regional groups on regional issues and work with Hospice UK on national issues, which in the past have included: the Role of the Medical Examiner; Changes to CQC inspections; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion consultations; and Navigating the Integrated Care system
- Access to specific events or discounted rates for ECLiHP members
- An annual Clinical Leaders conference
- A quarterly newsletter with upcoming events, announcements, articles of interest and other opportunities
How to join
Join the Executive Clinical Leads in Hospice and Palliative Care network below.