We are governed by Trustees who form the Board of Together for Short Lives.


Our Board of Trustees approve our strategy and ensure that the organisation is well run and delivers our charitable outcomes.

Our Board of Trustees consists of:

  • Robin Knowles CBE QC (Chair)
  • Heather Wood (Vice Chair) -  Chief Executive, Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
  • Rosalind Britton (Treasurer) -  Former Finance Director, St Barnabas Hospices
  • Edward Belgeonne - Founder and Chief Executive, Destiny Wireless Ltd
  • David Butcher, Businessman and Chairman of Acorns Children’s Hospice
  • James Ellam  - Chief Executive,  St Oswald’s Hospice
  • Anna Gill OBE - Co-chair, the National Network of Parent Carer Forums; parent
  • Ted Gladdish - CEO, Noah's Ark Children's Hospice; Consultant in children’s hospice care 
  • Richard Hain, Consultant and Lead Clinician, Wales Network in Paediatric Palliative Care
  • Tina McCrossan - Director of Children and Young People’s Services, Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
  • Maria McGill - Chief Executive, Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS)
  • Doug Morris, Parent
  • Chris Roys - Chief Executive, The Jessie May Trust
  • Mark Smith - Deputy Chief Executive, Naomi House and jacksplace hospices for children and young adults
  • Dr David Vickers - Consultant Paediatrician and Secretary to the Royal College for Paediatrics and Child Health
  • David Widdas - Consultant Nurse for Children with Complex Care Needs, Warwickshire PCT and Coventry PCT
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