Tony is a trustee of St Catherine’s Hospice, Preston and the National Council for Palliative Care, for whom he chairs the People in Partnership User Group.
He is also North West Local Champion for the Dying Matters Coalition and a member of the Lancaster Compassionate Communities project. As a member of the Independent Review Panel for the Liverpool Care Pathway he co-wrote the report and helped to monitor the implementation of the Leadership Alliance’s guidelines. He is involved in a number of research projects relating to End of Life Care. He speaks and writes on end of life care issues, and campaigns for better communication between professionals and patients. He broadcasts on television and local and national radio on end of life care issues.
