In this new regular blog, EMMS CEO, Cathy Ratcliff welcomes new staff and reflects on pioneering work with former colleagues. Some of our supporters and partners may have noticed how busy we’ve been in EMMS lately – though this is no different from usual! We’ve been welcoming two new senior staff, Elaine and Vanessa, beginning to scale up our Communications to boost our Fundraising as we adapt to the end of UK Aid Match, and generally keeping up with all our work while staff take turns to...

From a three-day basic introduction to palliative care course at Patan Hospital in Central Nepal to Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Amrita Shrestha’s journey has been driven by a lifelong commitment to ensure that people living with serious illness receive compassionate, dignified, and person-centred care. Amrita Shrestha, Head of Palliative Care at Green Pastures Hospital, was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Amrita, who is...

EMMS CEO, Cathy Ratcliff, was pleased to join First Minister John Swinney in welcoming Commonwealth Games athletes from Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia at an event in Glasgow ahead of the opening ceremony of the Games on 23 July. EMMS has long-standing relationships with partners in all three of the Africa nations, including recent work in building the health workforce, developing palliative care services, and delivering resilient, cost saving hospital infrastructure. Sustaining and building on...