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Our Team

St Catherine’s Hospice isn’t a building – it is a team of people working together with a shared set of values.

Whilst the roles of our 200 staff and more than 900 volunteers are extremely varied, helping local people have quality of life, to the end of life, is our common goal.

The majority of our workforce is made up of nurses, nursing assistants, consultants and doctors in palliative medicine, as well as social workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and complementary therapists. They work alongside fundraisers, the housekeeping team, catering staff, maintenance workers, administration staff and many more to ensure St Catherine’s Hospice is there for our community now and in the future.

We also couldn’t survive without our team of more than 900 volunteers who give their time tirelessly in all manner of roles – from assisting in our kitchen, manning the tills in our shops, lending a hand at our many fundraising events, and much, much more.

Interested in joining our team? Click here for the latest job opportunities.

Got some spare time or special skills you could lend to St Catherine’s Hospice? Click here for more information about volunteering.

St Catherine's is made up of more than 200 members of staff and 900 volunteers

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Roles

Chief Executive & Directors

Lynn Kelly, Chief Executive

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Lynn Kelly, Chief Executive

Lynn Kelly has a strong professional background in media, education and training. Working at St Catherine’s for the last nine years as Director of Knowledge & Technical, Lynn has managed a number of essential areas of the hospice’s work including education, training, volunteering, information systems, facilities and clinical administration.

She has been instrumental in guiding the organisation through the challenges and changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, and was appointed as chief executive in September 2020. 

Lynn also plays a key role in the charity’s new research and Compassionate Communities programmes, patient and family involvement, and partnerships with other hospices and academic institutions.

She is also Chair of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Education Strategy Group.

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Chairman John Chesworth

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Chairman John Chesworth

John is a commercial lawyer dedicated to helping owners and managers of Lancashire SMEs make it possible to achieve their objectives by navigating them through the ever more complex legal and regulatory landscape in which businesses have to operate.

He joined Harrison Drury in 2006 and became managing partner in 2007; since then he has spearheaded the firm’s growth and development.

He is a founder member of the Winckley Square Community Interest Company which oversaw the restoration and refurbishment of the Winckley Square gardens in the heart of Preston, and Harrison Drury is a patron of the Youth Zone movement.

John plays an active part in the running of Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club following his retirement from rugby after 13 seasons playing for the First XV. He has also completed a number of triathlons including the Ironman UK.

He is the hospice’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, and also sits on the Community & Income, and Finance & Audit committees.

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Kate Burgess

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Kate Burgess

Kate Burgess is a social care and PIVO (private, independent and voluntary organisations) development manager, for Health Education England and Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System.

She has been a commissioner with Lancashire County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups, and has been involved in end-of-life care for 15 years.

Kate, who hails from Adlington, said: “I’m very interested in both a personal and professional capacity in the work which is being done to widen access of palliative and end-of-life care in our area.

“My dad was cared for by St Catherine’s; it’s our community’s hospice and I really believe in the charity’s values and the difference it makes to local families.

“I’m particularly passionate about helping older people and those with dementia to access palliative care, and I’m very interested in the Compassionate Communities project which St Catherine’s is developing.”

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Amanda Van Duyvenvoorde

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Amanda Van Duyvenvoorde

Amanda is I.T Director at Progress Housing Group, where she has worked since 2012. In that time she has led on various business transformation projects including a complete refresh of the technical environment and implementing an Information and Business Intelligence strategy.
Her role includes the strategic lead for the group’s core technologies, supporting the move to a more agile workforce and providing technology solutions to support innovative business change. At the hospice, she sits on the Knowledge Exchange committee, and the Safety, Health & Environment, and Information Systems sub-committees.
Amanda says: “St Catherine’s is an important part of our community and has been for as long as I can remember. The hospice has touched the lives of many people in our community including myself and I have seen first-hand what a difference these services can make in the most difficult of circumstances.
“I am delighted to join the St Catherine’s board of trustees and I am very much looking forward to sharing my technical experience and to making a contribution to support the great work that the charity does.”
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Andrew Ryder

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Andrew Ryder

Andrew Ryder is a Chartered Banker and formerly a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University.

He has had a long and varied career with HSBC and is currently UK Head of the Bank’s Financial Assistance Unit which specialises in supporting SMEs. An experienced risk steward and cross-segment banker, his specialisms include risk and regulatory management, people development and organisational change. Andrew sits on the hospice’s Finance & Audit committee.

Whilst a native of the Wirral, Andrew has twice held senior management appointments in Preston which is home to both his mother-in law and daughter.

Outside work Andrew watches live music, is a Tranmere Rovers season ticker holder and travels extensively overseas.

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Michelle Cox

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Michelle Cox

Michelle is the Divisional Director of Operations in the Diagnostic and Support Division at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
Michelle is Chair of the Patient Care committee and sits on the Community & Income committee at St Catherine’s. She is passionate about ensuring care is designed and delivered providing for the ‘person as a whole’ considering equally physical, mental, social and emotional health needs together.
Michelle has more than 10 years’ experience as an Operational Leader, having started her career on the NHS Graduate Management training scheme and has undertaken a number of leadership roles across Lancashire. More recently Michelle has been appointed as the Vice Chair for the ‘Emerging Leaders’ steering group hosted by the North West Leadership Academy which is committed to talent management and development of future leaders.
Michelle said ‘I am delighted to be part of the team at St Catherine’s as a Trustee. As a local resident (Penwortham) to St Catherine’s, I am excited about the opportunity to use my skills and experience gained from working in the NHS to support St Catherine’s to continue to thrive and provide high quality care to the people of central Lancashire.’
President

Cliff Hughes

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Cliff Hughes

Cliff and his wife Rita have worked for St Catherine’s since 1982 when their first task was raising the funds needed to open the hospice. Initially chairman of the buildings sub-committee, Cliff negotiated the purchase of Lostock Hall Convalescence Hospital from the NHS – a major milestone in the development of the charity.

He became chairman of the board in 1989 and remained in post until 2018, when he was made President.

A building services engineer by profession, during his time as chairman he steered the charity through countless developments and changes, including major renovations and improvements to the site in Lostock Hall; the launch of new and enhanced clinical services; and the introduction of exciting fundraising events and campaigns, including the launch of the first hospice lottery in the country.

He was also one of the instigators of a North West Hospices group encouraging greater collaboration between hospice charities working across the region.

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Lorraine Norris

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Lorraine Norris

Lorraine is the former Chief Executive of Preston Council – where she served for nine years – and has had a varied career, primarily in the public sector. She worked as a social worker for Bolton Metropolitan Council and later qualified as a solicitor in private practice before returning to the public sector in Salford, specialising in public child care law. She had a successful senior management career in Local Government for more than 20 years, and has considerable experience of managing a large public service led organisation.

She worked co-operatively with other Local Authorities; the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership; Royal Preston Hospital and the Greater Preston CCG. She has a strong track record of delivering projects with the private sector. She was the Chief Executive lead in the combined authority discussions.

She served as a representative of Lancashire Chief Executives on the Lancashire Health and Well Being Board, the Lancashire Safeguarding Children Board and the Central Lancashire Health and Well Being Partnership.

Lorraine sits on the hospice’s Finance & Audit committee, is also a trustee of the University of Central Lancashire.

She said: “Like most people I have personal experience of people close to me who needed end of life care and the services St Catherine’s offers. I think St Catherine’s sits at the heart of our community and it is a privilege to make a contribution.”

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Peter Franks

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Peter Franks

Peter Franks has more than 44 years’ business experience in many roles within the food retail sector, starting his career as a van salesman for Unigate Foods. His last 16 years were as Managing Director of Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited; he launched the business in the UK in 2002, building a multi-million pound, brandleading company, employing over 500 people at two sites in Leeds and Leyland.

Peter oversaw a ten year re-development of the Leyland site, upgrading and refurbishing the total site. He was responsible for sales, marketing, category management in Leeds; and manufacturing at the Leyland site. He was also responsible for the business development in the Republic of Ireland and served on several strategic international boards.

Since his retirement, he has been spending more time with his family and enjoys walking and cycling; he is a keen Blackpool FC fan and has a passion for all types of music.

He said: “I was delighted and proud to be asked to join the St. Catherine’s team; I am aware of the importance of the hospice to the Central Lancashire community and the amazing work of the staff and volunteers there.  I hope I can utilise my business experience to make a difference and add value enabling St Catherine’s to carry on serving the community into the future so positively.”

Peter sits on the hospice’s Community & Income, and Knowledge Exchange committees.

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Tony Bonser

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Tony Bonser

Following the death of their son Neil in 2009, Tony and his wife Dorothy have been driven by a desire to validate his life and death by working for better end of life care.

Passionate about breaking the taboo around death and dying and promoting advance care planning so that people’s wishes are fulfilled at the end of life, Tony is a lay member of the Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Leaders Network.

He speaks and writes on a host of end of life care issues, working with St Catherine’s and Hospice UK. At St Catherine’s, Tony is Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Knowledge Exchange committee and Patients & Families sub-committee, and sits on the Patient Care committee.

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Jonathan Holden

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Jonathan Holden

Jonathan is a Partner at Forbes Solicitors and has extensive experience in all areas of employment law, having specialised in this area since 2005. He regularly advises local authorities, housing authorities and private companies on a wide range of employment matters.

Jonathan is equally adept at dealing with tribunal cases of all types, as well as providing internal advice on issues of various complexity, including large-scale restructures, job evaluation and equal pay issues. Jonathan also holds a particular specialism in dealing with employment & HR issues in an education context, having advised a number of schools and academic institutions on such matters.

He is also a school governor  and outside of work, Jonathan has a young family and is a competitive triathlete. He sits on the hospice’s Finance & Audit committee, and the Pensions & Remuneration, and HR sub-committees.

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Michael Lough

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Michael Lough

Michael is co-owner and Managing Director of Preston-based digital marketing and software agency, Blue Wren. For more than 15 years Michael has worked in marketing and management consultancy; advising and supporting business, the public sector and NGOs in marketing communications.

Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Michael is a passionate sportsman with a distinguished rugby career behind him.  Married with two daughters, Michael is proud to live and work in Preston – although when it comes to sport, he still cheers for Australia.

Michael was delighted to be asked to join St Catherine’s Board of Trustees and hopes to make a valuable contribution, particularly in the area of digital marketing and communications.  His mother-in-law, a St Catherine’s Volunteer of more than 10 years, continues to make sure he does!

He is Chair of  the Community & Income committee, and sits on the Information Systems sub-committee.

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    A board of volunteer trustees oversees the work of the hospice by providing strategic direction and monitoring performance.

    The Board makes sure that the specialised care needs of local people facing life-shortening illness are being met as effectively as possible, and ensures there are sufficient funds available to do so.

    The Board appoints a Chief Executive who is responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operation of the hospice, from its care services through to income generation and its operation as a medium sized Central Lancashire business. They are supported by a senior management team of directors.

    St Catherine’s is also a member of the UK’s national umbrella charity for hospices, Hospice UK, which supports the development of hospice care in the UK and internationally.

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