Dr Ros Taylor
Dr Taylor has over 30 years of clinical experience in palliative care, working in hospice, community and hospital. She was Clinical Director at Hospice UK, 2014-17, advocating for improved access to palliative care in all settings including care homes. In January 2020, she took on the medical leadership role to re-open Michael Sobell Hospice in West London. She has contributed to the Lancet Commission on the Value of Death on topics such as the ‘will to live’, power and gender issues.
She is a Senior Advisor to the Montreal International Congress on Palliative Care. She has co-developed a new resource, HPAL, which curates essential palliative information for both family and professional caregivers. She was awarded an MBE for Services to Hospice Care following a nomination by a patient. Ros is a Clinical Trustee at Nightingale Hammerson Care Home.



