Trustees and management

Mike Williams

Mike joined Hospiscare in January 2022. His career started as an officer in the Royal Marines, then a general manager and later a Director and CEO and non executive in the NHS. He has been an academic with an interest in patient safety and leadership. He is a self-supporting priest in the Diocese of Exeter and has just finished a five year stint as Canon Treasurer of Exeter Cathedral.

Helen Enright

Helen served the Exmouth community for 30 years as a GP, from 1984 until her retirement in 2014. She became the vice chair of the Hospiscare Board of Trustees in 2019, having having been Chairman of the Exmouth and Lympstone Hospiscare Board of Trustees prior to the merger of the two charities.
Helen has lived in East Devon for nearly 40 years and is married with grown up daughters and grandchildren

Anthony Martin

Anthony is NHS England’s South West regional head of regulation and assurance.

Having joined the NHS in 2002, he has managed a range of acute hospital and community health and care services, across Devon and the wider region.

A Law graduate, Anthony has a particular interest in good governance within health and care organisations, ensuring the needs of patients, service users and their families are put first.

He lives in Taunton with his wife and three children and has a grown-up son who lives in Exeter.

Craig Smith

Craig joined Hospiscare in May 2024. He is a dispute resolution solicitor specialising in Inheritance, Trust and Estate disputes working for a Devon based commercial law firm. Craig, originally from Newcastle, relocated to Devon in 2018 after a career in the South East where he was a partner in a boutique law firm. He lives in Mid Devon with his wife and two young children.

Nicholas Frost

Nick grew up in Mid Devon and lives locally. He became a Hospiscare trustee in 2023, his late wife having been cared for by Hospiscare. He brings extensive accountancy and financial knowledge, having worked in practice for a ‘Big 4’ accountancy firm and within commerce as a Group Treasurer for multiple FTSE350 multinational groups.

Martin Briggs

Martin became a trustee of Hospiscare in November 2024 on the merger of Hospiscare with Budleigh Salterton & District Hospiscare, where he was the Chairman and a trustee for nine years. He spent his professional career as a solicitor, first as a commercial law partner in London before moving into business as a Legal & Corporate Affairs Director. After retiring, he moved to Budleigh Salterton in 2013. He is married, with three grown-up children.

Sarah Jackson

Dr Sarah Jackson is a Consultant in Healthcare for Older people & Movement disorders at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. She has been in post since 2012 after completing her training in the Peninsula deanery. Sarah set up Schwartz rounds at RDE and is also the Clinical Lead and Facilitator for these. Prior to working for the NHS she trained at Bristol University Medical School. She currently lives in Exeter with her husband and two children. Her interests include hiking, travelling and triathlon.

Sue Hudson

Sue was born and raised in Exeter. After leaving school she trained as a nurse in Salisbury and, following qualification, took up a post in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Sue worked alongside Hospiscare founder Dr John Searle and has been a supporter of Hospiscare since the very beginning.

Sue retired as Senior Matron on the Intensive Care Unit in 2010 and became a trustee of Budleigh and District Hospiscare in 2019, representing the charity on the Quality and Assurance Improvement Committee. Sue became a trustee of Hospiscare in November 2024.

Tim Harlow

Tim qualified as a doctor in Birmingham in 1982 then worked as a GP in Cullompton from 1987-2002. He then moved into Palliative Care at Hospiscare for 14 years until he retired in 2016. Since then he has volunteered at Searle House. He is interested in ethics, mountains, cycling and painting amongst other things. Tim lives in Exeter.

Wayne Gale

Wayne has worked at Hospiscare since 2010. Previously, he was the National Contracts Director for SGP, managing several contracts throughout the country.

His current role encompasses all Hospiscare sites and includes the management of all building and fabric works, the Catering and Housekeeping departments, as well as IT. Wayne is also the lead for Health and Safety within the organisation.

Wayne has acted as Deputy CEO of Hospiscare since 2022 and he is currently our Interim CEO.

Wayne says, “The maintenance and progress of the Hospiscare environment is incredibly important for patient welfare and I am proud to be part of such an important and indispensable local charity”.

Ann Rhys

Ann qualified as a registered nurse in 2000 and her career has primarily been in the fields of oncology and palliative care across acute, community and charity settings.

Ann joined Hospiscare in 2012 as the team leader of our community palliative care nursing team, later becoming our Assistant Director of Care and then Chief Nurse and Deputy Clinical Director.

As well as being passionate about ensuring patients and those important to them receive excellent end-of-life care that meets their needs, Ann has particular interest in education and career development for all, for service development and for developing links with communities who may otherwise feel excluded from our services.

In 2022, Ann was appointed as Hospiscare's Clinical Director. In this role Ann oversees the delivery of all Hospiscare care services and leads on developing new models and services to ensure our patients and their families receive the best possible end-of-life care.

Lynne Hyland

Lynne is a Chartered Certified Accountant who has worked predominantly in not-for-profit organisations over the last 25 years. During her seven-year tenure as Chief Finance Officer for Ventrus Multi-Academy Trust, Lynne streamlined the financial operations of 24 schools across Devon, enhancing the trust’s financial sustainability and growth. She also spent a decade as Finance Director at the Westcountry Rivers Trust and spent six years as Head of Finance for the University of Plymouth’s Enterprise department.
Lynne is passionate about using her expertise and experience to support organisations that make a meaningful difference – a commitment she continues with her role at Hospiscare.

Rhodri Morgan

Rhodri joined Hospiscare as our Retail Director in August 2022. He has over 20 years of senior management experience and has an extensive knowledge of creating great customer experience environments, along with developing customer service excellence and driving teams to deliver exceptionally high standards.

Rhodri is a strong and energetic leader with experience in developing, managing and motivating teams.

Rhodri says, “The store performance and team progression is incredibly important for the individuals and the charity which and I am proud to be part of”.