Barbara Monroe

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Barbara Monroe

DBE , FRSA
Born1951 (age 7071)
Nationality United Kingdom
Employer St Christopher's Hospice (1987–2014)

Dame Barbara Monroe, DBE , FRSA (born 1951) is a British social worker and hospital chief executive.

She began working at St Christopher's Hospice in 1987, rising to the position of Chief Executive in 2000 and retiring in 2014. [1] [2]

Monroe served as chair of the United Kingdom's national Childhood Bereavement Network for eight years. [1]

She is an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University's International Observatory on End of Life Care, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. [1]

Monroe was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours. [1] She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Caroline Overy; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2013). Palliative Medicine in the UK c.1970-2010. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN   978-0-902238-82-4. Wikidata   Q29581795.
  2. "Dame Barbara Monroe, from trousers to tutus". eHospice. Retrieved 26 July 2017.