The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) is one of the world’s largest representative bodies of medical/healthcare professionals practicing or interested in palliative care, with a growing membership of over 1,300. We welcome international members.
• Full and Associate membership is open to doctors and non-doctors practicing or interested in palliative medicine
• Student membership is open to undergraduate medical students
We work in strategic alliance with those who can contribute to achieving our vision, supporting our values and delivering our aims.
The APM represent you, our members, to ensure that your voice is heard and that you are represented in all areas relative to Palliative Medicine practice (e.g. legal, political, training, economic and workforce), as well as many other issues, including continually changing topical national debates and important matters such as assisted dying, palliative care funding, clinical nutrition and hydration, assisted ventilation and Palliative Medicine Training.
Presidents of the Association for Palliative Medicine
1986 – 1989 Derek Doyle
1989 – 1992 Graham Thorpe
1992 – 1995 Anne Naysmith
1995 – 1998 Richard Hillier
1998 – 2001 Ilora Finlay
2001 – 2004 Andrew Hoy
2004 – 2007 John Wiles
2007 – 2010 Bill Noble
2010 – 2013 Bee Wee
2013 – 2015 David Brooks
2015 – 2017 Rob George
2017 – 2019 Andrew Davies
2019 – 2021 Iain Lawrie
2021 – 2023 Amy Proffitt
2023 – 2025 Sarah Cox
2025 – 2027 Suzanne Kite