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 – Lindsey Harper (Chair)

Income Development & Marketing – Rebecca Bentham (Chair), Stephen Schofield (Vice Chair)

Safety, Quality, Workforce, Innovation & Development – Adele Doherty (Chair), Jacquie Wood (Vice Chair)

Information Governance – Rebecca Sarbutts (Chair), Paul Cook (Vice Chair)

Strategic Governance – Paul Cook (Chair), Adele Doherty (Vice Chair)

Financial Resourcing – Adele Doherty (Chair), Ian Chapman (Vice Chair)


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