Debra Swann
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, London

Debra works as a Consultant at St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham and with the Croydon University Hospital Palliative Care Team.

She was the chair of the South East and South West London Cancer networks palliative care steering group, which informed the introduction of the London Ambulance Service policy entitled: Procedure for the transportation of patients with specialist palliative care needs. Following piloting in 2005, it was adopted by the London Ambulance service and informed the development of CMC (Co-ordinate My Care) record, which is the Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordinating System (EPaCCS) used across London.