Hospice Boards Council

The Forum of Hospice Chairs is a national network that promotes the role of hospice chairs and trustees, and enables them to communicate their views to Hospice UK.

The role of the Hospice Boards Council (HBC) is to act as the mechanism through which hospice chairs can contribute their expertise and communicate issues around the governance of hospice care to a national level, informing and advising the work of Hospice UK. 

The council is part of Hospice UK’s governance arrangements. 

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The role of the group

The group aims to:

  • Act as the mechanism through which such hospice chairs contribute expertise and 
    communicate issues around the governance of hospice care to the national level 
    and inform and advise the work of Hospice UK
  • Share, and facilitate the sharing of experience and information useful to the chair of 
    local hospice care providers or those organisations set up specifically to support 
    them 
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How the Council works

Each region of the UK has an elected representative who sits on the Council. All Chairs of trustees from Hospice UK member hospices are eligible to stand for election.

Each elected member to serve for a term of three years subject to a maximum of two consecutive terms. In exceptional circumstances (as determined by the HBC), this may be extended to a third consecutive term.

Email us to find out more about the Hospice Boards Council.

Executive Committee

The chairs of members of Hospice UK in each region elect a representative to sit on an executive committee.

Ros Keeton, Chair of Compton Care, is the current chair of the Hospice Boards Council.

Regional representatives

Region Representative
Chair Ros Keeton, Chair, Compton Care
North East Vacant
Yorks & Humber David Dickson, Chair, St Leonard's Hospice
East Midlands Joanne Brunner, Chair, Nottinghamshire Hospice
South West Stephen Taylor, Chair, Dorothy House Hospice
South East Coast Karen Warden, Chair, Pilgrim's Hospice
South Central Andrew Meehan, Chair, Naomi House & Jack’s Place 
North West David Brown, Chair, Pendleside Hospice
East of England Terry Philpott, Chair, Isabel Hospice
West Midlands Ros Keeton, Chair, Compton Care
London Sean Hilton, Chair, Princess Alice Hospice
Wales Michael Baker, Chair, City Hospice
Scotland Shona MacDougall, Co-Chair, Highland Hospice
Northern Ireland Gerry Millar, Chair, Northern Ireland Hospice

Further information & resources

Hospice UK's Good Governance Programme provides a wide range of useful resources to support hospice chairs, trustees and boards

Good Governance Programme

Hospice UK's Good Governance Programme provides a wide range of useful resources to support hospice chairs, trustees and boards.
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We have a variety of helpful hospice Governance publications available to download

Governance Publications

A range of useful publications and resources designed to help hospice trustees develop their governance practice.
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The Trustees Conference returns from 13 - 15 September 2022, and is a three day virtual event aimed at hospice trustees and chairs of member hospices and subscribers.

Trustee Conference

The Trustee Conference is an annual event aimed at hospice trustees and chairs of member hospices and subscribers. This year, it took place from 19th-21st September 2023.
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