Professor Bee Wee
A number of people working in hospices and end of life care have been named in the New Year’s Honours list.
Professor Bee Wee, National Clinical Director for End of Life Care for NHS England, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for services to Palliative and End of Life Care. Additionally she leads end of life care at Sobell House Hospice at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.
Originally from Malaysia, Professor Wee qualified in general practice from Trinity College Dublin in 1988 before moving into palliative medicine in Ireland, Hong Kong and the UK. She is also Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, and Associate Director of Clinical Studies.
Christine Haywood, Clinical Director at Willowbrook Hospice in Merseyside, has been awarded a BEM (British Empire Medal) for services to End of Life Care. Chris is Willowbrook’s longest serving clinical employee, having been at the hospice when the first patient arrived over 20 years ago.
During her time here she has helped improve access to hospice care for dementia patients, and developed the hospice’s inpatient and day patient facilities.
Dr Lynn Morgan, the former chief executive of Arthur Rank Hospice has received an MBE for services to the community in Cambridgeshire.
Lynn retired in March 2019 after spending nine years as CEO of the hospice, during which time she saw the hospice grow its employees from five to 200, move to new purpose-built premises and receive an ‘outstanding’ rating from the CQC.
80s pop star Tony Hadley, formerly lead singer with Spandau Ballet, has been awarded an MBE for his charity work with Shooting Star Chase Children’s Hospice in Surrey.
Tony is Vice-President of the hospice, and has performed at some of the charity’s most high-profile events including a Buckingham Palace reception and an annual tea hosted by Simon Cowell. In 2005, alongside fellow band mate John Keeble, he won £64,000 on ‘Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ for the charity.
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