HMC Fellow recognised for leadership in palliative care

HMC Offical Fellow and Tutor in Clinical Medicine Professor Bee Wee has been recognised for her contribution to Irish paediatric palliative care. 

 

A woman in glasses and black gown holds an award, next to a man in a tuxedo

Professor Bee Wee after receiving her award

 

At a recent ceremony in Dublin, Professor Wee was awarded a Special Recognition Award by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. She received the award in recognition of her leadership, as chair, of an expert advisory group which was established by the country’s Health Service Executive to produce a report setting out an operational and governance framework for palliative care for children. The Irish government accepted all the report’s recommendations and has nearly completed a full implementation, enabling dying children to be looked after at home safely.  

Published in 2020, the recommendations have reportedly come to be known by some as the “Bee Wee report”.