We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Heywood Hughes has joined Together for Short Lives as our new Chair of Trustees.
Andrew has extensive leadership experience across the health and charitable sectors, having previously worked as Chief Officer at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Executive Chair of the Donna Louise Hospice for Children and Young People in North Staffordshire, Patron and before that Safeguarding Trustee at Teenage Cancer Trust, and Chair at Partners in Paediatrics – a membership network organisation bringing health and social care sectors together to improve access to, and quality of, paediatric services in the Midlands and East Cheshire.
As well as vast leadership experience, he also brings charity governance and strategic development experience to the role. Andrew has previously been Director of a national consultancy and now heads up ANHH Consulting, a company that specialises in reviews against Codes, governance transformation, and board and leadership development.
Andrew takes over from Vice Chair Sarah Talbot-Williams who has been our Interim Chair for the last year.
On his appointment, Andrew said: “I’m humbled to be appointed as Chair of Together for Short Lives. My genuine passion – and lifelong professional commitment – lies in making a meaningful difference for those less fortunate and privileged. I know from first hand experience what a difference the charity makes, and I am determined to make every moment count as I lead the Board in delivering its aims.”
Nick Carroll, CEO of Together for Short Lives said: “We are so pleased to welcome Andrew to the Board of Trustees as our new Chair. His passion to make meaningful difference to families of seriously ill children will help us to continue our mission to ensure that every seriously ill child and their family has access to high-quality care when and where they need it.
“We are incredibly grateful to our Vice Chair Sarah Talbot-Williams who has been a brilliant support and leader of the organisation in the last year, on top of being a Trustee for seven years. Sarah has made an indelible difference to the children’s palliative care sector which will be felt for years to come.”
