Alison Bunce

Alison Bunce

Chief executive
Compassionate Inverclyde

RCN Nurse of the Year 2022

Alison Bunce is a senior palliative care nurse who worked for nearly a decade as director of care at Ardgowan Hospice. Today, as a Queen’s Nurse, Ms Bunce is the founder, leader and guiding force of Compassionate Inverclyde, supported by Ardgowan Hospice and Inverclyde HSCP. She has combined her MSc in palliative care and an MBA with her community nursing experiences to inspire and coordinate an extraordinary set of community activities, supporting those most in need. It is a positive, pragmatic way of inspiring and mobilising people’s energy, better nature and willingness to help.