Barbara Monroe

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

Professor Dame

Barbara Monroe

DBE, FRSA
Born1951 (age 6869)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EmployerSt Christopher's Hospice (1987–2014)

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]

References

  1. 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.
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