The Ayrshire Hospice is governed by the hospice Board of Trustees, membership of which is drawn from the Ayrshire community. Members are elected, non-executive Directors and Trustees of the hospice and have equal responsibility in law for the actions and decisions of the Board.
You can find out more about the roles and responsibilities of the Hospice Board here.
Current Board Members are:
Tom was made Chair of the Hospice Board in September 2022 having served on the board since 2016. Read more
Elizabeth joined the Board in 2016 and was appointed Depute Chair in 2017. Read more
Robin Hume joined the Board in 2014 and is the current Treasurer. Robin chairs the Financial Governance Committee and is a member of the Capital Project Governance Committee. Read more
John served as Co-optee to the Board for a number of years prior to becoming a full Trustee in October 2020. He is Chair of the Clinical Governance Committee and in March 2023 became a Vice Chair of the Hospice Board. He is a member of the Organisational Governance Committee, Appointments and Development Committee and Capital Project Governance Committee. Read more
David Brooks joined the Board in 2014 and Chairs the Organisational Governance Committee. In September 2022 he was appointed as one of two Vice Chairs of the Hospice Board. David is also a member of the Capital Project Governance Committee. Read more
Andrew joined the Board in February 2022. He was appointed Chair of the Capital Project Governance Committee in September 2022. Andrew is also a member of the Clinical Governance Committee. Read more
John joined the Board in 2015 and is Chair of the Appointments and Developments Committee. He is also a member of the Organisational Governance Committee. Read more
Valerie joined the Board in 2022. She is a member of both the Financial Governance and Appointments and Development Committees. Read more
Niven joined the Board in 2022. Niven sits on the Financial Governance Committee Read more
Jennifer joined the Board in 2022 and sits on our Financial Governance, Appointments and Development and Capital Project Governance Committees. Read more
Marie joined the Board of Trustees in 2022. She sits on our Clinical Governance and Organisational Governance committees. Read more
Laura joined the Board in November 2016 and is a member of both the Organisational Governance Committee and Capital Project Governance Committee. Read more
Hugh Brown joined the Board in 2016 and is a member of the Clinical Governance Committee, Financial Governance Committee and the Capital Project Governance Committee. Read more
Cathy joined the Board in Spring 2023 and sits on the Financial Governance Committee Read more
Fraser joined in Board in May 2023 and sits on the Clinical Governance Committee Read more
Gerry joined the Board in May 2023. He sits on both the Financial Governance and Capital Governance Committees. Read more
Hazel joined the Ayrshire Board of Trustees in 2023. She sits on the Clinical Governance Committee. Read more
Janis sits on the Capital Governance Committee, she joined the Board in May 2023 Read more
Karen sits on the Financial Governance Committee and joined the Board in 2023. Read more
Susan sits on the Organisational Governance Committee. Susan joined the Board in May 2023. Read more
Jean is the longest standing member of the Board having joined in 2008. She is now an Emeritus Trustee and will continue to contribute her knowledge and expertise to the Hospice. Read more