St Helena
Karen Chumbley is an experienced healthcare professional currently serving as the Associate Professional Director for Frailty and End of Life Care at NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board since April 2024, in a strategic leadership role focused on improving outcomes in End of Life Care. Additionally, Karen holds the position of Chief Clinical Officer at St Helena and works as a General Practitioner at Rowhedge Surgery. Previous roles include Suffolk and North East Essex Clinical Lead in End of Life Care, North East Essex Lead for End of Life Care, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer at St Helena, among others. Karen's extensive background in clinical practice and management emphasizes a strong commitment to palliative care and end-of-life services. Educational background includes attendance at Colchester High School for Girls from 1983 to 1989.
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St Helena
We help local people face incurable illness, supporting them and their families, friends and carers. We also support children and adults who are facing bereavement. We reach out to members of our community, helping them make their own choices and live with dignity. By focusing on their physical, emotional and spiritual needs, we aim to bring comfort and relief to all those who need it, offering the people of North Essex individual care and total support, regardless of their diagnosis or personal circumstances. We rely heavily on the help and generosity of our fundraisers, donors and volunteers. Without them we wouldn’t be here. We all share a common goal: to be here every step of the way for everyone who needs us, helping life to go on in the face of dying, death and bereavement. By visiting them in their homes, over the phone with our 24/7 advice line, through our day therapies, and at The Hospice, through all the smiles and all the tears we guide those who need us, because we believe in making every memory matter. To find out more about our services or supporting us visit sthelena.org.uk