Press release
8 December 2020
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) – the only charity dedicated to supporting innovative patient care at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals – is pleased to announce that Dame Mary Archer DBE has agreed to take up the role of President of the charity.
Dame Mary previously held the role of Vice-President of ACT and is taking over from the late Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL, who served as President for almost twenty years.
Dame Mary has a long-standing relationship with Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals and Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, fulfilling the roles of Chair of the hospital from 2002-2012 and Vice-Chair of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust from 2005.
Dame Mary is also president of Cambridge Global Health Partnerships, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust’s international staff volunteering programme, which she founded with senior hospital clinicians in 2006.
In addition, Dame Mary is co-chairing the Campaign Board for Cambridge Children’s Hospital, leading the fundraising campaign to realise a bold vision of integrated mental and physical healthcare for children and young people, with University of Cambridge research embedded within.
Dr Rosalind Smith, Chair of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust said, “The charity trustees and I are thrilled that Dame Mary has accepted the role of President. Dame Mary brings with her a wealth of knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm to guide and support the organisation as it strives to raise much-needed funds to make Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie even better for patients.”
Dame Mary Archer said, “I am honoured to accept the position of President for this important charity. I have seen just how much ACT has benefitted so many patients at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie over the years and indeed, patients and staff during the current coronavirus pandemic. I fully support its vision to ensure that every patient experiences the best possible outcome and the highest quality of care available.”
Dame Mary Archer DBE
Dame Mary Archer DBE started her career as a physical chemist and taught Chemistry at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Dame Mary was chair of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2002–2012, and a founder director of Cambridge University Health Partners, 2009–2012. In 2012, she was appointed DBE for services to the NHS.
Dame Mary is chair of the Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford and of the Science Museum Group. She is also chancellor of the University of Buckingham, president of the National Energy Foundation, the UK Solar Energy Society and the Guild of Church Musicians. She is a trustee of the Britten Sinfonia, and a non-executive director of Hydrodec Group plc.
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