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Mike Parr to lead the
way at St. Joseph's Hospice
ST Joseph's Hospice (Jospice) in
Thornton has appointed Mike Parr as its new Chief Executive, following the
departure of Keith Cawdron, who has retired after 13 years.
Mike (52) has spent his whole career working in the charity sector, most
recently as Director of Corporate Services at Wigan and Leigh Hospice. Prior
to this, Mike was Executive Director of the Groundwork Trust in East
Lancashire. Mike has also worked with charities which support social housing
and learning disabilities.
Mike, who joined the team at St Joseph's Hospice in December, is keen to
build on its impressive traditions and lead the Hospice on its next journey;
to support the changing needs of patients in the face of the increasing
demands on healthcare providers.
Mike told us that:- "I am delighted to join the team at St Joseph's
Hospice and to develop the care and services that we provide to local people
and their families. The patients we care for have changed as they are living
longer and develop more complex conditions. Therefore, our services need to
evolve to meet the needs of our community. There is real potential for us to
offer a wider range of services to patients and their families across the
Sefton, Liverpool and West Lancashire area and beyond. I am really keen to
build relationships and form partnerships with other health care providers
and to work closely with our local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group in order
to provide more specialised services throughout our community."
George Foster, Chair of Trustees at St Joseph's Hospice, said:- "Our
board of Trustees has appointed Mike to lead the team on the next phase of
our journey. As a charity, we want to be able to support as many people
living with life limiting conditions as possible and to offer them a wide
range of specialist care and support services. Mike brings with him a wealth
of experience and we are all looking forward to working with him on
developing this very special charity." |
