Council

The Council is elected by Partnership members through the Constituency Groups.

Office Bearers:

Chairman: Maria McGill Chief Executive, Highland Hospice
Deputy Chairman: Vacant
Honorary Treasurer: Craig Stockton Chief Executive, Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association

Members of Council (as at 31 March 2008)

National Charities Group:
Maureen Black, Senior Macmillan Development Officer, Macmillan Cancer Support
Craig Stockton, Chief Executive, Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association

North Regional Group:
Dr David Carroll, Macmillan Facilitator, NHS Grampian
Maria McGill, Chief Executive, Highland Hospice

Scottish Hospices Forum:
Tom Gault, Adminstrative Director, St Andrew's Hospice
Dorothy McElroy, Chief Executive, Ardgowan Hospice

South East Regional Group:
Vicky Freeman, Cancer Services Programme Manager, NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Vacant

Specialist Palliative Care Group:
Rev Stuart Coates, Chaplain, Association of Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplains
Dr Clive Preston, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Fife Palliative Care Service

West Regional Group:
Trudy Lafferty, Matron, St Vincent's Hospice
Kate Lennon, Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care, NHS Argyll & Clyde

West (Central/South) Regional Group:
Dr Chris Sugden, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Andrew's Hospice
Vacant

Co-opted:
Professor John Welsh, Professor of palliative medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Assessors:
Dr Jennifer Armstrong, SMO, Scottish Government Health Directorate
Colin Brown, Scottish Government Health Directorate
Richard Dimelow, Scottish Government Health Directorate

Observer:
Eve Richardson, Chief Executive, National Council for Palliative Care