Martina was seconded to the role of Programme Manager (0.7 WTE hours) for the National Clinical Programme for Palliative in August 2022. Formerly the Head of Education, Research and Quality at Milford Care Centre, MCC, (2014 to 2022). Martina has more than 20 years’ experience working in Palliative Care in a variety of roles and considerable experience in quality improvement. She originally qualified as an Occupational Therapist, established the Occupational Therapy service at MCC and has experience in acute hospitals, care of the older persons services, psychiatry and working with people with intellectual disability.

Martina is a key member of the group responsible for the implementation of the Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) model of quality assurance in the Irish setting since 2018 and is a Senior PCOC Project Manager (0.3 WTE hours) since December 2021.