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Meet the team

Strathcarron Hospice has a large team of staff, with a wide range of skills and experience to provide the high levels of service expected by our patients.

Irene McKie, our Chief Executive, is responsible for the day to day running of Strathcarron Hospice. Our Management Team also includes Marjory Mackay our Director of Nursing, Billy Andrew who is Company Secretary and Director of Operations and our four Consultants Drs Gill Foster, Anna Sutherland, Till Kroeber and Sarah Miller.

As well as providing direct care we have an Education, Research & Practice development team who help to develop our staff and share knowledge across the wider health and social care system.

Our team at Strathcarron includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, bereavement support staff, complementary therapists, a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, art & craft facilitators, pharmacists, Lymphoedema practitioners, education staff, community development staff, fundraising staff, catering staff, domestic staff, administrative and clerical staff, maintenance staff and an army of volunteers!

Everyone is here to pull together to provide the best services we can.

Director of Nursing

Marjory Mackay is our Director of Nursing

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Marjory took up post at Strathcarron in 2002, having worked in a range of specialties and settings before taking up palliative care in 1993. She has a MSc in Palliative Care and joined the team from a lecturing position at the University of Glasgow.

Published: 4th January, 2017

Updated: 22nd June, 2022

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Chief Executive

Irene McKie, our Chief Executive, is responsible for the day to day running of Strathcarron Hospice.

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Irene McKie is a graduate of the University of Glasgow and Strathclyde Business School. She has over 25 years NHS senior health service management experience and has been our Chief Executive for 16 years.

Published: 4th January, 2017

Updated: 22nd June, 2022

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Consultants

We have four Consultants in Palliative Care Medicine

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Dr Gill Foster, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Medical Lead, has worked at Strathcarron Hospice since 1998. Gill originally trained as a GP then transferred her skills and experience to working in palliative care. She qualified as a Consultant in 2014. Gill has particular interests in education, communication training, renal palliative medicine, lymphoedema care and medicines management.  She is a trained Project ECHO facilitator.


Anna is a Scottish Gaelic speaker who completed her undergraduate medical training at St Andrews and Keele Universities before undertaking post-graduate medical training. Anna went on to complete her specialist Palliative Medicine training in Oxford and joined our Consultant team in June 2021. Anna's interests include medical education, undertaking systematic reviews, virtual consultations and the use of medications to improve symptoms. Anna is married with 3 children and enjoys sewing, crochet and hiking in her spare time.


Dr Till Kroeber, Consultant in Palliative Medicine joined Strathcarron Hospice in 2011, prior to which he was a Consultant at Farleigh Hospice in mid-Essex and the mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust in Chelmsford since 2006. Till provides palliative medical support to Forth Valley Royal Hospital as well as Strathcarron and he has special interest in acupuncture and electronic records.


Dr Sarah Miller has been employed as Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Strathcarron Hospice since 2014. She has an interest in acute hospital palliative care, particularly in managing symptoms in people with respiratory and cardiac conditions, and is the lead for palliative medicine in Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Sarah is a supervisor for doctors in training and is involved in medical education and staff support. Outside of work, Sarah is married, and enjoys leading a local Girlguiding unit, running and open water swimming. She also enjoys island hopping and has visited over 90 Scottish islands.

Published: 1st February, 2017

Updated: 15th June, 2023

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Director of Operations

Billy Andrew is our Director of Operations and Company Secretary.

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Billy has an MBA from Strathclyde Business School and joined the Hospice from Marie Curie in 2008 following a career in Management consultancy.

 

Published: 1st February, 2017

Updated: 14th February, 2017

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