Chief Executive Lyndsay Carter (second left) Expand Lyndsay joined the hospice as Director of Care and Deputy Chief Executive in December 2013, becoming Chief Executive in September 2014. She started her career in Kent as a staff nurse on a surgical ward. She became a palliative care specialist nurse for both hospital and community patients in 2002. Her roles have included Lead Nurse for Cancer and General Manager for Cancer and Palliative Care services in Peterborough.
Director of Care Rebecca Meyrick (left) Expand Rebecca joined the hospice in 2012 as Head of Outreach, employed specifically to set up a Hospice at Home service. The service was launched in October 2012. Rebecca became Director of Care in April 2015 with overall responsibility for the development of Hospice services including the community team, the Day Therapy service team, the Bereavement Services and the development of the Hospice Inpatient Unit. Rebecca trained as a Registered General Nurse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, qualifying in 1984. She moved into Palliative Care in 1998. Prior to this she spent time in Devon as Clinical Nurse Specialist and Team Lead.
Director of Finance and Income Generation John Garrett (centre right) Expand John initially joined the Board of Trustees in 2009 and resigned to take up the Director of Finance role in January 2015. John is a senior Finance professional. He joined a King's Lynn based firm of accountants in 1971 progressing through the firm to becoming a partner. John retired from the practice in December 2016 and has since taken additional responsibility as Director of Income Generation. He is a Fellow of the Association of International Accountants and Fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants as well as a Member of the Chartered Management Institute.
Director of Operations and Retail Lynn Lockheart (far right) Expand Lynn joined the hospice in July 2014. She has overall responsibility for HR, Retail, Voluntary Services, Facilities Management and Health & Safety. Prior to joining the hospice she worked for Jaeger for 25 years in various roles within Finance and HR, with her final role being that of Head of HR. Lynn is CIPD qualified.