Board Structure

The board governance structure arrangements are shown below and gives details of groups, advisory link members, lead members, forums and officer roles. The board groups and key responsibilities are as follows:-

Clinical Governance – Chair, Lyndsey Donbavand - Board Adviser, Sue Briscall – develops and monitors all clinical governance and risk management issues and ensures that mechanisms are in place for the effective engagement of patients or their representatives.

Marketing and Communications – Chair, Maria Papaleo - Board Adviser, Gordon Russell – acts as a forum to discuss and review activities and proposals relating to fundraising, marketing and communications. 

Strategic Development – Chair - Vernon Cressey – advises the Board on organisational and strategic developments/proposals, Executive Adviser, 

For the Governance Arrangement Chart please click here.

Board Links

Dr Kershaw’s Hospice work in partnership with key groups including:

•  Oldham End of Life Partnership
•  Oldham Dementia Partnership
•  National Association for Hospice at Home
•  Executive Clinical Leads in Hospice and Palliative Care North West Group
•  North West Hospice Groups
•  Hospice UK
•  Strategic Clinical Network End of Life Group
•  Oldham Health Community Consortium
•  Responsible Officer and Local Intelligence Networks (NHS England)
•  North West Palliative Care Physicians
•  North West Pain Group
•  North West Association Palliative Day Care Leaders
•  GPs
•  Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Teams.
•  Greater Manchester Hospices Strategic Partnership

For full details click here to see our Quality Accounts.