Alison is responsible for medical leadership and support to the wider clinical team, working alongside the Director of Patient Services, with the Senior Leadership Team and Trustees, to ensure the clinical management of patients under the care of the hospice remains flexible, responsive, safe and effective. She is the Responsible Officer for medical appraisal and revalidation and Caldicott Guardian for the hospice. Alison has worked at the hospice since 2011 and lives in rural East Suffolk with her family and a growing number of dogs.