International Women's Day at Dove House
Saturday 8th March 2025
Strong. Determined. Caring. Inclusive. All words to describe the women of Dove House Hospice. From Clinical Services to our Retail Team, the cogs of Dove House are powered by hard-work and love from the staff that dedicate their time to improving the lives of others. Over 70% of our workforce are women and we think they deserve to be celebrated.
March 8th 2025 is this year’s International Women’s Day, championing the women in your life and their amazing qualities. In honour of this occasion, we wanted to showcase some of the remarkable women we are so lucky to have at Dove House – Hospice Doctor, Dr. Becky, Head of Retail, Jennifer and Deputy Chief Executive, Sarah.
Despite having contrasting roles within the hospice system, Dr. Becky, Jennifer and Sarah are vital members of the Dove House network.
Dr Becky spends her time, “seeing patients, I love that we as doctors get to spend much more time with patients here than we do in any other setting. You really get to know people and their families and it is such a privilege”. She began her journey with Dove House after previously working in a GP practice, but after hearing nothing but good things” about the hospice, applied for a position and has now been with us for a year. Whilst being here, she explains that “I’ve had the pleasure of doing things that most doctors wouldn’t which bring me so much joy”, she recalls attending funerals with patients when they aren’t well enough to go alone or even going with patients to the hospital for support with their procedures outside of the hospice.
It is quality care and selflessness like this that make the staff of Dove House so unique. But in order for the specialised end of life care to continue to such high levels, it takes the hard work of the non-clinical teams. Jennifer is the Head of Retail, leading our retail division and dedicating time to helping to generate over 50% of income needed to fund the hospice.
Jennifer transitioned into the world of Charity Retail about six years ago, joining Dove House in early 2024, “Working as part of the Retail Team is truly exciting and no two days are ever the same. I feel proud to lead such a passionate team who consistently go above and beyond to raise funds for those in our community”. Dove House retail has a direct impact on the services we provide, Jennifer enjoys “hearing how the money raised in retail has helped those in need. I also love stories of how the shops have helped people in our community, half an hour in our shop can be the piece of normality for someone going through a difficult time”.
It is because of the combined efforts of people like Dr Becky and Jennifer that Dove House Hospice continues to impact the local community. We appreciate these amazing women, along with all others, that choose to dedicate their time to Dove House.
Read the amazing A Day in the Life's below:
Day in the life - Jennifer, Head of Retail
Day in the life...Dr Becky at Dove House
Day in the life - Sarah Cash, Deputy CEO