 She remains a Trustee of the National Council for Palliative Care and is undertaking various projects related to cancer services, nursing and care.She was created DBE in 1998 for her services to healthcare and nursing as Head Nurse and Director of Services at the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Merseyside and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing later that year.In 2004, she was awarded the Gold Medal from Macmillan Cancer Relief in recognition of outstanding services to the people and families of those suffering from cancer.