Trustees

The Trustees are all volunteers (St. Rocco's Hospice being a Charity, they cannot be paid for the work they do). They meet together seven times a year at 'Council' as well as contributing to one or more of the management sub groups. Trustees are recruited with the aim of ensuring that Council has the broad mix of skills necessary to run the charity. Their appointment has to be confirmed by a vote of Members at the subsequent AGM and is for three years, with the possibility of being re-elected for two further periods of three years, after which time they stand down. We currently have ten Trustees, whose details are given below.

Norman Banner DL - Chair
Norman qualified as a Solicitor in 1974 and is a Senior Partner with Forshaws Davies Ridgway. He has held a variety of positions in both the statutory and voluntary sector, including Chairman of North Cheshire Hospital from 2001 – 2005, Chairman of Warrington Hospital NHS Trust from 1993 – 2001, Non-Executive Director in Mersey Regional Health Authority from 1990 – 1993 and National Chairman of Crossroads Care for 10 years, becoming president in1993. Norman is also a founder Director of Warrington Festival Trust, a past Governor of Lymm High School and has been Clerk to the Trustees of Lymm High School for over 20 years. Norman is married with two young sons and lives in Warrington.

Joanne Rattigan ACMA - Treasurer
Joanne is a Chartered Management Accountant with over 20 years post qualification experience working for Unilever and Shell. Just over three years ago, she set up her own company offering business and financial services and solutions to medium to large companies in the North West. She is a member of the Current Professional Development Panel for her accountancy body. Joanne began voluntary work at St. Rocco’s Hospice in 2007, working alongside the Hospice Accountant, and became Treasurer later that year. Joanne is married with two young children. Her interests are spending time with her family, running, and travelling in North America – her aim being to visit all 52 states, currently half way!

Helen Baxter
Helen is a chartered physiotherapist with extensive experience in the NHS, industry and the voluntary sector (including 2½ years at St. Rocco’s Hospice) as a physiotherapist and as a community services manager. Helen has an MSc in Continuing Professional Development (Health) and has recently completed an Open University module on Creativity Innovation and Change. She currently works for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement as an Associate in Innovation Practice, working on using design principles to develop innovative healthcare service delivery. Helen was a school governor at a Bradshaw Primary School, including 3 years as Chair of the Governing Body. She is married with two teenage children.

Nigel Holland
Nigel is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at North Cheshire Hospitals. He has been involved locally with Oncology Services, working in close liaison with St. Rocco's Hospice. He lives in Warrington and is married with three children.

Cllr. Celia Jordan MBE
Celia was born in Liverpool and started married life in Warrington 50 years ago. She has 3 sons living locally and 3 grandchildren in local schools. She retired as a Senior Teacher having taught in secondary schools for over 40 years. She is a former Chair of the Hospice Council of Management, bringing experience as a carer to her role. Celia has been a Liberal Democrat Borough Councillor for 22 years, and a Stockton Heath Parish Councillor for 26 years. She is a former Chair of Governors at Bridgewater High School. In 2007/8 she enjoyed her year as Mayor of Warrington where her theme was 'Our children, our future'. During her Mayoral year Celia was very impressed by the amount of volunteer work that goes on in Warrington which is, of course, reflected at St. Rocco's Hospice.

Margaret Wright
Margaret has been associated with the Hospice since 1996, joining when the Hospice was still at St. Anne’s Vicarage. Margaret worked as Hospice Accountant for seven years and was very happy during her time at the Hospice. There was also a short period when Margaret was Acting Chief Executive. Margaret is now Finance Director of a successful timber flooring company in Warrington, but has retained links and friendships with the Hospice since leaving.
She graduated from Liverpool University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986. Before moving to the Hospice, she worked for Ernst & Young in Liverpool, and Grant Thornton in Warrington. Margaret has lived in Warrington for 25 years and is married to Neil.They have two teenage children.

Pam Williams
Pam is a Clinical Nurse Educator in End of Life Care for the care homes in Warrington. She grew up in Penketh and began her nursing career in 1998 at Fazackerly Hospital, Liverpool. In 2001, Pam came to work in colo-rectal surgery at Warrington Hospital and then spent five years working in the Hospitals’ Intensive Care Unit before changing focus to palliative care in 2008. She is currently studying for her Masters Degree in Palliative Care. Pam is married with three daughters.

Dr. John Brasill
Dr. Brassill is the senior partner at Fairfield Surgery in Warrington and has been a GP for over 21 years. He studied Medicine at Trinity University, Dublin, and has lived in the UK since 1986. Dr. Brasill spent a few years working in Warrington Hospital and spent a year in General Practice in Warrington before becoming a GP Principal. He is married to Julie, who has just returned to nursing, and they have three children. He enjoys playing tennis and golf, and watching most sports – particularly rugby union. He has great respect for the work done by St. Rocco’s Hospice and all the staff, both through his work as a GP and personal experiences, and hopes to contribute to the Hospice’s future work in his role as Trustee.

Dave Hutchinson
Dave works for Warrington Wolves and previously worked for Reebok, Kodak, Coca Cola and Bass Brewers. He has been married for 24 years to Mandy and has three sons. Previously Dave has completed the Tatton Park and Llandudno Triathlons and has raised more than £2000 for St. Rocco’s in the process. In his spare time he enjoys holidays with his family, playing his Guitar, Ukulele or Mandolin and has recently run the English Half Marathon . Dave's wife is also a keen fundraiser and has raised over £10,000 at various events for various charities but predominantly for St. Rocco’s Hospice.

Jean Carter
Jean was born in Yorkshire and trained as a nurse in Sheffield. She qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1966 and worked in the NHS for 47 years before retiring in 2009. Jean worked as a nurse, midwife, health visitor, specialist in child protection and latterly as a Senior Manager.
She started work as a volunteer, at St. Rocco’s, on the In-Patient Unit in 2010. Following her retirement she became involved in local politics and was elected as Labour councillor for Great Sankey South in May 2011. In her role as councillor she sits on the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Wellbeing; Children, Young People and Skills Committee and the Corporate Parenting Forum. She is the Corporate Parenting Champion/Ambassador for Warrington.
Married to Paul, a retired policeman, she has a son and daughter and three granddaughters. She has lived in Warrington for 46 years.