Anne Robson Trust CEO awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year Honours

Liz Pryor, Chief Executive of the Anne Robson Trust, a charity supporting people who face the end of their lives alone, has been awarded the Member of the British Empire Medal (MBE) in the Queens 2021 New Year’s Honour’s list, for services to end-of-life care.

The Award marks the close of a significant year for the charity as the focus on end-of-life care came under the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2010, Liz Pryor’s mother, Anne Robson was rushed to hospital from her care home in Suffolk with a suspected broken hip. She was discharged a week later and died a matter of hours after arriving home. Her family were not aware that she was dying. This was the springboard for Liz to start working in and around the NHS. In 2018, Liz set up the Anne Robson Trust, a charity in memory of her mother, with the aim of improving care for the elderly and those alone at the end of their life.

Liz said: “I am delighted and honoured to be recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. This is an important milestone in recognising how vital it is to offer emotional support to people who are dying and their loved ones.

I’m so grateful to everyone for their unwavering support for and commitment to the Anne Robson Trust, from our network of staff, Trustees and Patrons to our donors, volunteers and hospital partners. It takes a committed team to tackle this challenging subject, and I would like to dedicate this award to every one of those people, in recognition of their amazing contribution and work, not just mine.”

Against the odds, and amidst a worldwide pandemic, we have increased our capability as an organisation this year to help meet the ever-growing need for our services, but there is still much more for us to do to provide support to people nearing the end of their life, and those around them. I am absolutely committed to making this happen.”

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