Our senior staff

Toby Porter is Chief Executive of Hospice UK

Toby Porter, Chief Executive

Toby joined Hospice UK as its Chief Executive in September 2022. Prior to his appointment, he led Acorns Children’s Hospice as Chief Executive from 2016, guiding the West Midlands-based charity and its children’s hospice care service through the unprecedented challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Toby brings to the role a wealth of senior leadership experience across a wide range of organisations in the charity sector.

Prior to joining the hospice sector, Toby was Chief Executive at HelpAge International, the secretariat to a global network of civil society organisations working with and for older people; in that position, he was invited to join the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Agenda Council on Population Ageing and invited to the WEF’s global meetings in Davos from 2014 to 2016 as a civil society representative.

His earlier career was largely dedicated to humanitarian aid, working for Save the Children and Oxfam, including leading the response to the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004, and the conflicts in Kosovo and Rwanda.

Toby is a College Advisor and Mentor at Green Templeton College, Oxford University.

Catherine Bosworth, Director of Income Generation

Catherine oversees fundraising and commercial operations.

Catherine joined Hospice UK from Stonewall where she was Director of Fundraising and Major Partnerships. She has also held senior roles in the private sector including at MindShare, Westfield and Viacom.

Charlie King, Director of External Affairs

Charlie has been with the organisation for around six years, initially as Head of Communications and Campaigns. He has previously worked in politics, in the international development sector, and in the NHS. Charlie leads our political and communication strategy and is motivated in his work by supporting the hospice sector to have a clear, strong and unified national voice.

Annette Alcock, Director of Programmes

Annette joined Hospice UK from the NHS bringing health system commissioning, workforce, and transformation experience to Hospice UK’s Future Vision programme. Since then, she has moved into a director role, overseeing much of the membership offer to our hospices. Annette and her team provide support to our members to strengthen both their engagement with their local health systems, and the care they offer to their local communities, with a particular focus on groups of patients we know have historically missed out. Prior to working in the health system, Annette worked with various International Non-Governmental Organisations across East Africa in the decade after university.

Craig Duncan, Senior Staff at Hospice UK

Craig Duncan, Chief Operating Officer

Craig joined Hospice UK in 2009 as Director of Finance, and is our Chief Operating Officer.

He led on Hospice UK's work to introduce the VAT refund scheme for hospices in 2015, and more recently managed the £200 million emergency COVID-19 funding programme for hospices.

Craig was Hospice UK's Interim Chief Executive from December 2021 to September 2022.

The Hospice UK Board of Trustees is responsible for the strategic direction and governance of the charity, ensuring we fulfil our objectives and adhere to our philosophy and values

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