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Gillian Oakley

Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire

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Quoted in the press, across 3 topics since 16 Dec 2025

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PRESTON
OfficeUniversity of Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HEUniversity of Lancashire is based in Preston: the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

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Gillian Oakley: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care
Organisation
University of Lancashire
Organisation based in
Preston
Quoted on
Palliative & end of life care, NHS & care workforce/staffing
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
18 Sept 2026
First quoted
16 Dec 2025

03  Profile

Who Gillian Oakley is

Gillian Oakley is Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at the University of Lancashire (formerly UCLan). She is also an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in palliative care.

She qualified as a nurse in 1995 and worked for 14 years as a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist before completing ACP training in 2014 and joining UCLan in 2016. At the university she teaches postgraduate courses in palliative care, cancer care, acute oncology, non-medical prescribing, advanced clinical practice and end-of-life care. She is the university's lead on the Hospice and Palliative Care Academy, a North West initiative with Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together.

She has spoken publicly about hospice workforce shortages and the lack of defined career pathways in hospice care. She is a clinical trustee of Pendleside Hospice in Lancashire and was, at the time of the source, undertaking a Professional Doctorate on communication and consultation models.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Is the University of Lancashire's lead on the Hospice and Palliative Care Academy, described as the UK's first academy for hospice and palliative care workers, established in the North West with Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Author of a series of pocket guides for students and newly registered healthcare professionals, published by Lantern Publishing; also an advanced communication skills trainer for the Connected programme. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Clinical trustee of Pendleside Hospice, Lancashire. Source ↗

  4. 04

    During the Covid-19 crisis, worked one day a week for 12 weeks as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner on Pendleside Hospice's inpatient unit while still teaching at UCLan. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Gillian Oakley sits on palliative & end of life care

Quoted

Quoted in the press on palliative & end of life care.

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  1. Vicki GreensmithAcademicDirector of Clinical Services at Martin HouseLeading
  2. Julie McFaddenClinicianHospice nurse with 16 years of experienceLeading
  3. Dr Sam Royston portraitDr Sam RoystonSector leaderExecutive Director of Research and Policy, Marie CurieLeading
  4. Jim Mackey portraitJim MackeyRegulatorChief Executive, NHS England
  5. Ann-Marie RileyClinicianChief nurse, Royal Stoke University Hospital
  6. Gillian OakleyAcademicSenior Lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire
  7. Dr ClaireClinician
  8. Anita HayesClinicianClinical Quality Lead, Hospice UK

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05  On the record · press

What Gillian Oakley has said

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  • carehomeprofessional.com
  • hellorayo.co.uk
  • lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  • lep.co.uk
  • news.cumbria.ac.uk

Where Gillian Oakley has been quoted

  1. North West launches UK's pioneering academy for hospice and palliative carehellorayo.co.uk · 18 Sept 2026
  2. UK’s first academy for hospice and palliative care workers launchedcarehomeprofessional.com · 31 Dec 2025
  3. North West leads the way with UK’s first academy for hospice and palliative care workers | University of Cumbria Newsnews.cumbria.ac.uk · 19 Dec 2025
  4. UK's first academy for hospice workers launches in Lancashirelancashiretelegraph.co.uk · 17 Dec 2025
  5. Lancashire leads way with UK's first academy for hospice & palliative care workerslep.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025
How we found the articles that name Gillian Oakley: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Palliative & end of life care

  • palliative care
  • end of life care
  • hospice
  • terminal illness

Also searched with “palliative care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Palliative & end of life care

NHS & care workforce/staffing

  • NHS workforce
  • staff shortages
  • nursing shortage
  • nurse recruitment
  • care workforce
  • care worker pay
  • social care workforce
  • NHS long term workforce plan

Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing

Verbatim

“acknowledged workforce challenges in attracting and retaining staff, a gap the Academy aims to fill through comprehensive educational pathways and programmes”
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at the University of Lancashire · Palliative & end of life care · hellorayo.co.uk · 18 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Workforce shortages and the absence of defined career pathways in hospice care present ongoing challenges to attract and retain staff and this is something we're tackling head on through the Academy.”
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire · NHS & care workforce/staffing · carehomeprofessional.com · 31 Dec 2025 · Read the article
“We're establishing educational pathways from Level 3 to Level 8, supported by local Further Education (FE) colleges and a 'working academy' model that ensures the training delivered meets the skills needed by the palliative care sector.”
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire · news.cumbria.ac.uk · 19 Dec 2025 · Read the article
“Workforce shortages and the absence of defined career pathways in hospice care present ongoing challenges to attract and retain staff, and this is something we're tackling head-on through the Academy.”
Senior lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire · NHS & care workforce/staffing · lancashiretelegraph.co.uk · 17 Dec 2025 · Read the article
“Workforce shortages and the absence of defined career pathways in hospice care present ongoing challenges to attract and retain staff and this is something we're tackling head on through the Academy.”
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, University of Lancashire · Palliative & end of life care · lep.co.uk · 16 Dec 2025 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. North West leads the way with UK's first academy for hospice and palliative care workers (University of Lancashire). Confirms her title as Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, her role as the university's lead on the Hospice and Palliative Care Academy, and her comments on hospice workforce shortages and career pathways.
  2. North West launches UK's pioneering academy for hospice and palliative care (Hits Radio Cumbria). Press coverage quoting her as Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care at the University of Lancashire on hospice workforce challenges.
  3. Gillian Oakley - Lantern Publishing. Author biography: qualified as a nurse in 1995, 14 years as a Macmillan CNS, ACP training in 2014, joined UCLan in 2016, courses taught, Professional Doctorate, and clinical trustee of Pendleside Hospice.
  4. Pendleside Hospice recruiting for two new key medical roles (Burnley Express). Her Covid-era work as an ANP at Pendleside Hospice alongside her UCLan role.
  5. University of Central Lancashire: Employee Directory (ZoomInfo). University head office address: Fylde Road, Preston, PR1 2HE. This is a third-party directory, so the postcode should be checked against the university's own site.

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