Read our Q&A with new charity trustee, Helen Reeves
“I want to help Katharine House Hospice continue to grow and thrive.”
With a top role at an NHS Trust, Helen Reeves is also a specialist advisor for the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Parliamentary Health Ombudsman and contributes to the Royal College of Nursing journals (RCNi).
Get to know Helen and her ambitions for her new voluntary trustee role in this Q&A.
Katharine House Hospice is a charity close to my heart and family.
I wanted to give back to the community by helping this fantastic charity continue its vital work.
With over a decade working in palliative and end-of-life care, I’m passionate about ensuring everyone receives exceptional care.
I’m thrilled to be appointed as a clinical trustee and can’t wait to work with everyone.
I qualified as a nurse in 2005 and have experience in both acute settings and community care.
From 2011, I worked as the head of clinical services at another Midlands hospice.
Since January, I’ve been the Group Deputy Director of Nursing for Primary Care, Community and Therapies at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.
I also help improve healthcare nationwide by sharing my expertise with various organisations.
Additionally, I’m a specialist advisor for the CQC, clinical advisor for the Parliamentary Health Ombudsman, on the editorial board for the Nursing Management Journal and review articles for the RCNi.
This is my first trustee role, and I hope my varied career and knowledge can support and complement the charity’s strategy and goals.
I understand the challenges hospices face and hope to help Katharine House Hospice continue to grow and thrive.
I am a mum of two girls, aged five and ten and wife to my husband Shaun.
I enjoy spending time with my family and, more recently, have taken up running – I’m currently up to week seven of Couch to 5K.
Helen’s extensive experience and passion for hospice care will make a significant impact in her charity trustee role at Katharine House Hospice.
We deeply appreciate our board of trustees, who all volunteer their time and expertise to drive our charity forward.
Helen joins Amanda, the Managing Director of Extramile Digital, as one of our two new trustees. They are fantastic additions to the team!
