Meet our management team
New CEO Grazina Berry by the memory tree

Grazina Berry

Grazina brings with her over 20 years’ experience in the charitable and public sectors. Passionate about person-centred care, social justice and inclusion, she has enjoyed leadership roles in healthcare organisations and making a meaningful difference to people affected by life-limiting illness. 

Grazina is a Trustee on the Papworth Trust Board and joined Saint Francis Hospice as CEO in October 2023.

Chief Executive Officer

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Dr Corinna Midgley

Corinna trained to be a doctor at University College. She worked as a GP for several years before spending a year in a hospice doing specialist palliative medicine.


At first Corinna worked as a part time Consultant at Saint Francis Hospice but in 2005 she became a full time Palliative Medicine Consultant and Medical Director.

Medical Director

Jane Frame, Director of Fundraising (6)

Jane Frame

Jane started her career in marketing and became Fundraising Manager for an international charity, working on projects in India, Africa and South America.

 

In 2006, Jane joined the team at Saint Francis Hospice and is now the Director of Strategy, Planning and Fundraising in 2021.

Director of Strategy and Fundraising

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Tes Smith

Tes is a registered Social Worker and has worked in and around palliative care for 20 years. She has also written articles, blogs and book chapters on end of life issues, frameworks and guidance.
 
Tes started at Saint Francis Hospice in June 2014 and is passionate about developing high quality specialist palliative services through clinical team building and enhanced team working.

Director of Services - CQC Registered Manager (& Caldicott Guardian)

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Amanda Borton

Interim Director of Finance

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Michelle Nichols

Michelle started her career in retail working in management roles in Dickins and Jones,  Harrods and Selfridges.

She joined Saint Francis Hospice as Retail manager, before moving on to Retail Operations manager/General Manager then in April 2017 Director of Retail. 

Director of Retail - Hospice Health and Safety IOSH

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Sally Conner

Sally became the Director of People and Culture in April 2024. Sally has over 20 years' experience in people management, gained in hospice and educational sectors and is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD. Sally leads the People and Culture team which includes the Hospice wonderful volunteers. Sally is a qualified workplace mediator which she uses to build a positive workplace culture, with strong relationships internally and externally. 

Director of People and Culture