The Bi-annual Robin Clarke Memorial Lecture

This Biannual Lecture is held in honour of the late Robin Clarke MC, JP, DL, FCIS, and the Chairman of St Catherine’s Hospice from its opening in 1983 to 1989. Under his guidance, the Hospice opened as a 14 bed unit providing inpatient care for the local community. Later, a Specialist Community Team and a Day Hospice unit were added to improve patient services.

In 2007, the  Robin Clarke Memorial Lecture was held on 17th May, entitled Death, Dying and Personal Choice.  This was a lively and thought-provoking look at the issues surrounding respecting personal choice;  equity, preferences & beliefs; the assisted suicide debate; and resourcing palliative care in the future.  The lecture was delivered by Bobbie Farsides,  Professor of Clinical & Biomedical Ethics at Brighton & Sussex Medical School.