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Management and Trustees

Our Executive Leadership Team is responsible for providing visionary leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight to ensure the delivery of exceptional end of life care services.

Elinor Eustace
Chief Executive Officer

Elinor joined St Giles Hospice in 2018 as Director of Fundraising and became Income Generation Director in 2020, followed by Deputy CEO in 2023, and subsequently CEO in 2024.

Elinor has extensive experience as a senior leader in the hospice and wider charity and healthcare sectors. She moved to St Giles Hospice from Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, where she was Deputy Director of Fundraising. She has a BSc Hons in Biochemistry and Pharmacology.

Leon Ratcliffe
Interim Director of Clinical Services

Leon joined St Giles Hospice in March 2024 as Deputy Director of Clinical Services and is currently taking on the responsibilities of Clinical Director on an interim basis.

He qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1997 and has a career spanning various nursing roles, including community nursing, advanced clinical practice and managing teams in a variety of healthcare settings.

Leon completed his MSc in advanced practice in 2016 at London South Bank University and since that time has worked as Corporate Lead for Advanced Practice at a large acute hospital trust, as well as Head of Medical Services for a community NHS trust.

Sarah Jackson
Finance Director

Sarah joined St Giles Hospice in May 2022 as Finance Director.

Sarah is dedicated to ensuring that St Giles has a strategic and forward thinking focus, to help deliver a financially and environmentally sustainable approach to our services.

As a qualified finance professional, Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the not-for-profit and commercial sectors, having previously worked with St Ann’s Hospice in Manchester, and as Chief Operating Officer for the National Governing Body for British Showjumping.

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