Governance & Partners
NACEL is commissioned and managed under contract by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government. The audit is delivered by NHS Benchmarking Network and governed by a steering group which meets 2-4 times a year.
Additional consultation is sought from the NACEL Advisory Group, who assist the NACEL Steering Group with specific areas of NACEL design, development and delivery, and a Bereaved Persons’ Focus Group. The groups have been instrumental in designing the content of the NACEL elements.
You can read more about the NACEL governance via the Steering Group Terms of Reference. Further information can be found in the Audit Organogram showcasing the project management and governance structure.
The NACEL Steering Group Members
The NACEL is overseen by a Steering Group of 44 representatives. The Steering Group meet regularly to discuss the audit, its scope and its development. The NACEL Steering Group has the authority to sign off the audit elements, recommendations, and the National Reports.
Steering Group Members
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Professor John Ellershaw (Chair)
Association for Palliative Medicine
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Dr Mary Miller
NACEL Clinical Lead
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Dr Rosie Bronnert
NACEL Quality Improvement Clinical Advisor
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Dr Joseph Hawkins
Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Andrew Dickman
Association of Supportive and Palliative Care Pharmacy
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Dr Helen Milbourn
British Geriatrics Society
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Carolyn Jenkinson
Care Quality Commission
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Amanda Williams
Care Quality Commission
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Giselle Rusted
College of Healthcare Chaplains
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Gary Windon
College of Healthcare Chaplains
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Susan Greenwood
Community Hospitals Association
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Dr Alison Thorpe
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
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Dr Sabrina Bajwah
Equitable Care
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Dr James Grose
Health and Community Services Jersey
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Drew Smith
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
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Catherine Gallagher
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
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Julia Russell
Hospice UK
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Lynnette Glass
Integrated Care Boards (ICB)
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Zoe Woods
Integrated Care Boards (ICB)
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Dr Sarah Cox
Large, acute hospitals
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Kristy Clayton
LGBTQ+ Diversity and Inclusion
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Adrienne Betteley
Macmillan Cancer Support
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Dr Sarah Holmes
Marie Curie Cancer Care
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Dr Charles Daniels
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust and Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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Sally Convery
National Nurse Consultants Group (Palliative Care)
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Lucie Rudd
National Nurse Consultants Group (Palliative Care)
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Dr Sarah Mitchell
NHS England
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Dr Victoria Wheatley
NHS Wales
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Lisa Wooler
NHS Wales
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Louisa Regan
NICE
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Sally Convery
Northern Ireland Public Health Agency
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Dr Catriona Mayland
Research/Academic Interest
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Dr Alison Ingham
Royal College of Anaesthetists/Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
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Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders
Royal College of General Practitioners
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TBD
Royal College of Nursing
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TBD
Royal College of Physicians
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Dr Joy Ross
St Christopher's Hospice
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Dr Annabel Borthwick
Sue Ryder
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Gareth Hewitt
Welsh Government
NACEL Support Team
The NACEL Support Team helps deliver the National Audit of Care at the End of Life by providing hands-on support with implementation, data, and communications. We liaise with participating sites, support the Steering and Advisory Groups, and ensure that audit processes run smoothly and with clarity.
Meet the Team
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Jessica Walsh
Head of Clinical Audit Programme
NHS Benchmarking Network
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Joylin Brockett
Senior Project Manager
NHS Benchmarking Network
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Jess Moss
NACEL Quality Improvement Lead
NHS Benchmarking Network
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Heather Murray
Assistant Project Manager
NHS Benchmarking Network
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Giovanny Zapata, MPH
Project Coordinator
NHS Benchmarking Network
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Lillie Phillips
Project Manager
NHS Benchmarking Network