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“I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to withhold medical methods of terminating life painlessly and swiftly when an individual has a rational and clear-minded sustained wish to end his or her life.”Professor A C Grayling, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I wish to be treated as a responsible adult and believe that people should be legally able to register their wish for an assistance with suicide, if needed. I support Dignity in Dying primarily to help change the law on assisted suicide.”Sir Michael Holroyd CBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“Having seen my father die, it became very clear to me that we as society need to grasp the nettle and deal with this contentious issue in a way that is humane and acceptable to the majority of right thinking people.”Matthew Wright, Dignity in Dying Patron
“It is because we believe in the dignity and value of life that we hope for a good death. This is what Dignity in Dying hopes to permit and I passionately support its aims. To linger on against my will on a half-life is no life at all.”A.N Wilson, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I support Dignity in Dying because I care about suffering and want the law changed so that those who presently suffer terrible deaths will in future have the option to end their suffering through ending their lives at a time and in the manner of their choice.”Lord Joffe, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to withhold medical methods of terminating life painlessly and swiftly when an individual has a rational and clear-minded sustained wish to end his or her life.”Professor A C Grayling, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I see it as almost inevitable, that society will become more understanding, and more sophisticated, about assisted dying. As with suicide, it is right to strive to find better options, but when the alternatives have run out it must surely be wrong for society to insist that people suffer.”Nick Ross, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to withhold medical methods of terminating life painlessly and swiftly when an individual has a rational and clear-minded sustained wish to end his or her life.”Professor A C Grayling, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I see it as almost inevitable, that society will become more understanding, and more sophisticated, about assisted dying. As with suicide, it is right to strive to find better options, but when the alternatives have run out it must surely be wrong for society to insist that people suffer.”Nick Ross, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I support Dignity in Dying because I care about suffering and want the law changed so that those who presently suffer terrible deaths will in future have the option to end their suffering through ending their lives at a time and in the manner of their choice.”Lord Joffe, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I see it as almost inevitable, that society will become more understanding, and more sophisticated, about assisted dying. As with suicide, it is right to strive to find better options, but when the alternatives have run out it must surely be wrong for society to insist that people suffer.”Nick Ross, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to withhold medical methods of terminating life painlessly and swiftly when an individual has a rational and clear-minded sustained wish to end his or her life.”Professor A C Grayling, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We live in a free society with all the choices that go with it. We choose when to marry, have children, what treatment we should have, where to live, who to consult for advice, in fact how we should live our lives. This should include the opportunity to choose the time we die.”Simon Weston OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“Being incapable of helping a loved one to die when they are at the end of their life, suffering and asking for help is undignified and wrong, and I know this having witnessed it myself at close hand.”Zoe Wanamaker, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“My father, who was suffering from cancer and no longer wished to live, died as he chose: in peace and dignity, with my mother beside him. I passionately hope that, if I too were terminally ill, and was finding life unbearable, I could be allowed to die at a time of my choosing.”Rosemary Brown OBE, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I see it as almost inevitable, that society will become more understanding, and more sophisticated, about assisted dying. As with suicide, it is right to strive to find better options, but when the alternatives have run out it must surely be wrong for society to insist that people suffer.”Nick Ross, Dignity in Dying Patron
“We have no control over how we arrive in the world, but at the end of a life we should have legal control over how we leave it.”Sir Patrick Stewart, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a child there existed in my mind a nagging fear about this thing called death. As I have become older, I want to give an assurance to the people I love that the circumstances of their death will be 'good', to be celebrated, and their final hours will be reflective of life well lived.”Jo Brand, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I believe that the exercise of free will concerning the end of life, and the timing of the end of life, is an essential human freedom. I believe that while religious dogma may dictate or limit the choice of believers it should not be imposed on others.”Rabbi Dr Charles Middleburgh, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I believe that decisions about the timing and manner of death belong to the individual as a human right. I believe it is wrong to withhold medical methods of terminating life painlessly and swiftly when an individual has a rational and clear-minded sustained wish to end his or her life.”Professor A C Grayling, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I see it as almost inevitable, that society will become more understanding, and more sophisticated, about assisted dying. As with suicide, it is right to strive to find better options, but when the alternatives have run out it must surely be wrong for society to insist that people suffer.”Nick Ross, Dignity in Dying Patron
“As a doctor for over 35 years, I became increasingly aware of the failure of even the best care to deal with the suffering of some patients. The present clinical, ethical, and legal fudge - and a law which is discredited in practice - is dangerous for patients and also for professionals.”Professor Raymond Tallis, Dignity in Dying Patron
“I endorse the work of Dignity in Dying because I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the time and the conditions of their death. I think it's time we learned to be as good at dying as we are at living.”Sir Terry Pratchett, Dignity in Dying Patron

Staff members

Sarah Wootton

Chief Executive

Sarah is an experienced campaigner who has been at the forefront of the fight to improve individual choice, equality and personal freedom. Before joining Dignity in Dying, Sarah was Head of Communications and Change at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) where she helped to change government policy on pay, pregnancy and flexible working. Partly as a result of Sarah's strategy to politicise sex equality issues, family policy is now a key media debate and political battleground. Before that at the Family Planning Association (FPA), Sarah worked to get sexual health beyond HIV and AIDS on to the Government's agenda. She raised the FPA's profile and strengthened its campaigning arm, winning six industry awards in the process.

Sarah was a founding trustee of Abortion Rights and a long-term board member of the Women's Resource Centre.

In her role as head of Dignity in Dying, Sarah aims to ensure that all people have greater choice, control and access to services at the end of their lives.

Please send all e-mails addressed to the Chief Executive to ian.walker@dignityindying.org.uk and mark for the attention of Sarah Wootton.

Telephone: 020 7479 7730

Senior Management Team:

Tomasz Wlodarczyk

Director of Strategy, Operations and Fundraising

Tomasz has over a decade's experience in fundraising and operations. He is responsible for strategic planning, income generation, and the operational running of the organisation. Prior to joining Dignity in Dying, Tomasz worked with St Mungo's, and Friends of the Earth.

Email: tomasz@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7733

James Harris

Director of Campaigns and Communications

James is an experienced political campaigner, who over the last ten years has worked in a number of roles in Westminster and Whitehall, including Parliamentary Researcher to Tom Harris MP and, during the last round of successful political fund ballots, Deputy Coordinator of the TUCC. James is responsible for Dignity in Dying's campaign and communications strategy and for managing media and parliamentary relations.

Email: james.harris@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7739

Davina Hehir

Director of Legal Strategy and Policy

Davina is Dignity in Dying's senior policy advisor. She is responsible for developing Dignity in Dying's policies on end-of-life care, and for managing legal and stakeholder relations. Prior to working at Dignity in Dying, Davina worked for the BBC and the General Social Care Council.

Email: davina.hehir@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7738

Campaigns and Policy Team:

Anna Boehm

Policy Support Officer

Anna is part of the policy team, helping to devise and deliver Dignity in Dying's policy and legal strategy. She came to DiD from Parliament where she worked for three years as an MP's policy researcher. Anna has a degree in Social Anthropology (for which she focused on legal and political anthropology), and has worked on a number of independent research projects.

Email: Anna.Boehm@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7107

Patrick Callaghan

Online Campaigns Coordinator

Patrick recently graduated from university. He is responsible for developing and implementing Dignity in Dying's social media strategy and supports the work of the Senior Campaigns Officer. Prior to joining Dignity in Dying, Patrick spent time volunteering for a large campaigning organisation and a major political party.

Email: patrick.callaghan@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7108

Mylinh Cao

Press and Campaigns Assistant

Mylinh is a recent graduate and has joined Dignity in Dying as Press Trainee. She previously worked in the Home Office as part of the Violence Against Women Unit and takes an active interest in human rights issues, both domestically and abroad. Mylinh is responsible for news and media monitoring and evaluation, spokesperson liaison and other activities supporting the press function.

Email: mylinh.cao@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7734

Jo Cartwright

Press and Campaigns Manager

Jo is the main contact for all media enquires. She first joined Dignity in Dying in 2005 and following a year working in Education and Policy at the MedicAlert Foundation, rejoined Dignity in Dying in this new capacity in 2008. She has an in-depth knowledge of the issues surrounding greater choice and compassion at the end of life having studied Biomedicine, Human Rights and Law and having worked in palliative care.

Email: jo.cartwright@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7737 / 07725433025

Victoria Holloway

Parliamentary Support Officer

Victoria is skilled in parliamentary and Government relations and an experienced campaigner. Her roles have included Parliamentary Researcher and Caseworker for two Members of Parliament; working within the policy and communications department of a trade union; and Government Relations Assistant at a large mental health charity. Victoria is responsible for helping to co-ordinate Dignity in Dignity's parliamentary activity and campaigns, including its work on the All Party Parliamentary Group on Choice at the End of Life, and its Parliamentary Advisory Group. She is also the first point of contact for supporters on parliamentary and campaigning issues.

Email: victoria.holloway@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7109

Jennifer Keen

Campaigns and Membership Officer

Jennifer helps to co-ordinate and run campaigns and is responsible for producing the newsletter. She is also the main point of contact for members and supporters. She is the newest member of the Dignity in Dying team, joining us from a political communications consultancy where she worked on a variety of different campaigns. She has also worked in Parliament - in the House of Commons and the House of Lords - in market research, and for an international charity in Argentina.

Philip Satherley

Research and Policy Officer

Email: philip.satherley@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7736

Operations and Fundraising Team:

Lucinda Lodge

Head of Finance

Lucinda is Dignity in Dying's in house accountant and is responsible for ensuring our reporting and statutory requirements are adhered to. Lucinda has several years experience across various sectors and prior to joining Dignity in Dying, worked for the BBC for almost 10 years.

Email: lucinda.lodge@dignityindying.org.uk

Ian Walker

Office Manager & Board Support

Ian came to Dignity in Dying from a background at The Scarman Trust and an international management consultancy.

As Office Manager and Board Support he is responsible for the day-to-day running of the DiD office and duties relating to the Board. He is also the first port of call for members of the public requiring more information about Dignity in Dying and Advance Decisions. Ian also provides fundraising and financial support to the organisation.

Email: ian.walker@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7730

Rachel Watt

Fundraising & Office Co-Ordination Officer

Rachel is a highly experienced charity administrator. She is responsible for processing all membership income and donations, as well as overseeing the smooth running of the office.

Email: rachel.watt@dignityindying.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7479 7100