Citylife in Lichfield February 2021

New Trustees Bring
Expertise to Local Hospice
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St Giles Hospice has reinforced its trustee board with the
recruitment of four new trustees who bring a wealth of
experience to the charity as it plans for the future beyond Covid-19.
The Board of Trustees is made up of members of the community which
the charity serves. Trustees help to ensure that the community is
represented in decision-making as St Giles meets its objectives while
maintaining its core philosophy and values.
Chair of Trustees Jo Maidment, who has been a trustee at St Giles since
2008, said she was delighted to welcome the new trustees, adding that
they would bring a wealth of experience to the hospice.
The four new trustees are:
Paul Jennings, who is currently Chair of Birmingham and Solihull Clinical
Commissioning Group. Paul has just been appointed Chair of Hospice
UK, having just stepped down after serving ten years as a trustee and
latterly Chair of the ExtraCare Charitable Trust. He is also Chair of the
Gold Standards Framework, which delivers training and education in end
of life care.
Simon James, who has rejoined the Board after first becoming a
St Giles trustee in 2001. He was Chairman of the charity between
2011 and 2015 and Deputy Chairman until 2016. Simon is a
consultant with Ansons Solicitors of Lichfield and Cannock and
holds a number of key roles within a wide range of local charities
and community organisations including Lichfield Conduit Lands
Trust, Lichfield Municipal Charities, The Mary Slater Charity, Michael
Lowe and Associated Charities, Swinfen Broun Charitable Trust and
the HE and CT Robinson Charitable Trust for Lokono Arawak and
Carib Indians.
Cath Finn, who qualified as a doctor in 1982 and worked as a
consultant gynaecologist in the NHS until 2009 and then in the
independent sector until her retirement in 2018. Cath has huge
experience in promoting best practice and excellence in cancer
care in both the NHS and the private sector and was involved in
developing and expanding NHS cancer services at local, regional
and national levels. She is an expert in clinical governance and
medical workforce development, and interacted with St Giles
Hospice during her medical career, driven by a passion for
developing end of life and palliative care services.
For more information about St Giles Hospice and the expert
care it provides, please visit www.stgileshospice.com.
Robin Vickers, who is currently Director of Health and Human
Services, Infrastructure Government and Healthcare at KPMG, based in
Birmingham. Robin has wide experience as a consultant in running and
transforming major businesses in the technology and healthcare sectors,
working across Europe, the Asia Pacific region and Israel. He has worked
as an adviser to governments and industry within the health and life
sciences sector.
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