Marie Lynch

Marie Lynch, who led the Carers workshop at Forum 2011, joined the IHF in January 2007 in the new post of Programme Development Manager.

Before joining the IHF, she worked in healthcare management within the voluntary disability sector.Following her career as an occupational therapist, Marie worked as Regional Director with the Irish Wheelchair Association for seven years. She served as Chairperson of the Disability Federation of Ireland.

Her brief includes managing the IHF extending access programme.This programme seeks to ensure that palliative care is available for all people with life-limiting diseases, in all care settings.

The initiatives currently emanating from the programme are the roll out of three pilot / action research projects seeking to include palliative interventions within respiratory, heart failure and dementia services.

She is also supporting dedicated information services for carers of people who have a life-limiting illness. Another area of her work is seeking to enhance primary care responses in the area of palliative care.

Marie is on the Board of Care Alliance Ireland.