It is with great shock and sadness that we need to share the devastating news that Rob Dawson, HCA Standards and Best Practice Committee member and chair of Stempra, has passed away. Although his engagement with the HCA is comparatively recent, his accomplishments within the charity sector, more recently with the Meningitis Research Foundation, have been extensive, and the enthusiasm, experience, and positivity he brought, wherever he went, will be greatly missed. Rob made a significant contribution to all the organisations he supported for which he received a variety of awards acknowledging his work in healthcare communications.
Communicators are never meant to be lost for words, but we know on hearing this news many will be.
We wish to share our condolences with his family and friends and convey our thanks and privilege for having had the opportunity to know and work with him. The impact he has had will endure.