Management Team

Catherine McLaughlin joined Thames Hospice as Chief Executive Officer in September 2022.

She brings a wealth of management experience and clinical expertise to the role following a successful career specialising in community nursing and paediatrics, as well as a deep knowledge of Thames Hospice’s strategy and direction having served on the charity’s Board of Trustees for over two years.

Catherine has led organisations across a variety of healthcare settings, including acute hospitals, community providers and commissioning groups, to deliver improved financial, clinical and governance outcomes.

Having lived experience of hospice care, Catherine is passionate about the sector and sees the Hospice as a place of hope and comfort for families facing life’s most challenging time.

Catherine is a keen walker and loves spending quality time with her friends and family.

Tracey joined Thames Hospice in 2015 as Finance Manager and was promoted to Head of Finance & IT before taking up her current role where she is now responsible for Finance, IT & Facilities.

She is a qualified Accountant and has over 20 years of experience in a range of finance roles, the majority of which have been in the not-for-profit sector.

Tracy says: 

“I feel very proud to be part of the team at Thames Hospice, working with all departments around the organisation to support them in order to help achieve our mission of providing and supporting the best palliative and end-of-life care to our community”

Carol joined Thames Hospice as Director of People in May 2021. This is a new role and combines HR, Education and Volunteer Services, with the ambition to attract, develop and engage staff and volunteers to offer excellent services for the community and those in our care.

Carol has a strong background in retail and people services having been the HR Director in central government support, the Department for Culture and latterly prison and probation services. Since this time Carol has worked as both an Independent HR Consultant and as a Director of People in the NHS. Carol says:

“I am delighted to work for an organisation that cares about the staff and those within our care. I am passionate about employee engagement, developing people and improving the values and culture of an organisation. It is a real privilege to be appointed for such a great organisation and support the workforce and volunteers who deliver excellent services in the Hospice and retail stores.”

Nick joined Thames Hospice in August 2022 as Chief of Clinical Services, supporting our doctors in the delivery of specialist medical care to patients on the Inpatient Unit and across our local community. He also oversees the professional development of the Medical Team alongside the General Medical Council (GMC) in his capacity as Responsible Officer.

Prior to this role, Nick has worked for 10 years as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine in both the NHS and Voluntary Hospice settings. He was lead for Medical Education in his previous role and has a Visiting Lectureship with the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Surrey. He plans to use this experience to further develop education, training and research at Thames Hospice.

“It is such an exciting time to be joining Thames Hospice as we consolidate and grow in our outstanding facility by Bray Lake. I have been so impressed with the professional and compassionate care provided by my clinical colleagues and am so grateful for the incredible support of our fundraising, retail and finance teams who work tirelessly to enable us to deliver this excellent support to patients and their loved ones.”

Julie joined Thames Hospice in April 2006 and worked in various roles within Retail before taking over as Retail Director in May 2015.

Julie has 30 years of financial and commercial High Street management experience and is responsible for Thames Hospice's Retail Division. She has overseen the development of the Thames Hospice retail brand, introducing specialist stores, such as Windsor’s Vintage & Retro, the Home store, Home Studio and Bag a Bargain and has recently taken over responsibility for the Hospice café, Café’ By The Lake and developing our online platforms eBay and Thames Hospice Shop No.23.

Julie says: 

"I feel privileged to be part of Thames Hospice; working with the retail team delivering much-needed income to continue supporting the exceptional care provided to patients, their families and carers in the local community”