Birmingham Hospice
Dawn Ward CBE DL currently serves as Chairman of Birmingham Hospice since December 2022 and has been a Board Member of YMCA England & Wales since December 2019. Additionally, Dawn Ward holds the position of Chair at YMCA Heart of England and chairs the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics, where also serving as Deputy Chair for Europe. In their role as Deputy Chair at The Chartered Institution for Further Education, Dawn Ward contributes to the organization's governance. With extensive experience in leadership, including a tenure as Chief Executive at Burton and South Derbyshire College and as a Director for the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership, Dawn Ward also held Non Executive Director roles at Staffline Group PLC and served as Principal & CEO at Royal Forest of Dean College. Educationally, Dawn Ward earned an MBA in Business Administration and Management from Oxford Brookes University and completed earlier studies at North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College and Cardinal Wiseman Girls School.
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Birmingham Hospice
Birmingham Hospice is the new name for Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice and John Taylor Hospice. We are the primary provider of adult hospice care in Birmingham, providing expert palliative and end of life care to local people living with terminal diagnosis - at our hospice, in the community, or in their own homes, wherever home may be. We are also here to support families, carers and loved ones through the most difficult times of their lives. All of our services are free of charge to everyone that uses them however, lack of government funding means we are struggling to keep up with spiralling costs, making it harder for us to care for everyone who needs it. This year, we estimate it could cost £20 million to run Birmingham Hospice. 60% of this comes from the NHS, the remaining 40% has to be raised through fundraising activity, income from our shops and voluntary donations. We desperately need your help to provide vital palliative and end of life care in your local community.