Steve Dewar has published widely
on end of life care
From September 2008 the King’s Fund Director of Development, Steve Dewar, will take up a shared post between the two organisations, working to develop the contribution of both organisations to the further improvement of end of life services across the UK.
The King’s Fund aims to boost the support that it can provide to the development of the best end of life policies and practices for better care, working to strengthen the evidence base for change. At Marie Curie Cancer Care, the new post will help the organisation make the most of its investment in end of life research - working to encourage the development of a robust understanding of best practice and the implementation of evidence-based improvements to services.
Steve Dewar has conducted research and published widely on end of life care, including reports this April on ‘Improving Environments for Care at End of Life’ and ‘Improving Choice at End of Life’. Over the last decade Steve has worked as a Director of both Policy and Development directorates at the King’s Fund.
King’s Fund Chief Executive Niall Dickson said: ‘We are delighted that Steve will be taking on this important role. He is highly respected within the field and has a wide knowledge and deep understanding of the challenges facing the development of a better system of care at the end of life.’
Marie Curie Cancer Care Chief Executive Tom Hughes-Hallett said: ‘This is an opportunity to bring together the efforts of both of our organisations to improve end of life care in the UK. Together, I believe it will be possible to bring new vigour to the vital task of building and implementing a strong evidence base for better care.’
Commenting on his new role, Steve Dewar said: ‘I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to take forward the partnership between Marie Curie Cancer Care and the King’s Fund in such a crucial area of care that affects us all. I look forward to building on the reputation of both organisations for high-quality research and analysis and ensuring that this work helps improve care at end of life for all those that need it.’
June 2008
