Council

Members of Council (updated April 2026)

Emma Dymond, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive, Scottish Care
Jen Rodgers, Director of Nursing & Family Support, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland
Amy Dalrymple, Associate Director for Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie Scotland
Clare Carolan, Associate Medical Director, NHS Western Isles
Steinunn Boyce, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Fife
Jacki Smart, Chief Executive, ACCORD Hospice
Gordon McLean, Strategic Partnership Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support
Claire O’Neill, Chief Nurse, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland
Becky Chaddock, Association of Palliative Care Social Workers
Deans Buchanan, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Tayside and Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership

Observers