Sue Ryder

We support people living through the challenges of life-changing illness. We support people in our residential and day centres, day clinics, in the community or at home. We help people affected by cancer, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease, stroke, brain injury and life changing illnesses.

Christina Edwards, Trustee at Sue Ryder comments on the valuable role of nurses

12 May 2010

I went into nursing as a mature student, having had a career abroad, and in commerce as I wanting to do something to support people.  I loved every moment; from nursing at the bedside, health visiting in the community, and then working in learning disabilities, something I had not expected to do but really enjoyed and found fulfilling.

40 years in the NHS gave me opportunities to work in many organisations including the Department of Health.  In all that time my clinical experience, putting patients and their families at the centre of what I do has never left me.  It is such a privilege to look after people when they are at their most frightened, vulnerable and insecure, and to provide care for them which can be intimate and personal. 

Whatever I have done and what I continue to do, most recently working at a hospice in London, my obsession to improve care for our patients and clients has been driven by my nursing experience and the knowledge that whatever we do we must continue to put the needs of our patients and clients at the centre of all we do.

I know that without the nursing teams in Sue Ryder, the organisation could not continue to give such good support to patients and their families and carers, delivered in all its hospices, neurological care centres and homecare teams across the country. 

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