A former Chief Executive Officer of Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group has joined Lewis-Manning Hospice Care as a Trustee to the Board.

Tim Goodson has a wealth of experience in the healthcare sector.

He is an experienced NHS Board member, System Leader, Company Director and qualified CCAB Accountant with a track record of supporting and advising Boards.

Tim has led a transformational clinical service review attracting capital investment and was accountable for a £1.6 billion health delivery budget.

A former Director of Finance, he is currently Executive Officer at the Dorset GP Alliance, having been CEO at Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group for nine years and System leader at Dorset Integrated Care System for four years.

Clare Gallie, CEO of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, said, “It is an incredible honour to have Tim join us and we are so pleased that he has chosen our charity to come to as a volunteer and sit on the Board.

“He has a vast depth of knowledge and experience in the healthcare sector in Dorset, working with the commissioning bodies and local GPs.

“We feel that his guidance and support will be invaluable to our delivery of exceptional hospice care in our community for years to come.”

Tim said: “I am really looking forward to working with Lewis-Manning.

“It’s such a great charity and a very worthy cause, which touches on all of us in some way or another.

“The hospice provides such invaluable support and comfort at difficult times in people’s lives.

“I’m hoping that I can bring my experience to the table and further the services that it provides.”

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