1. Kate Miriam Granger was an English geriatrician and campaigner for better patient care.
17 Facts About Kate Granger
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Originally from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Kate Granger studied at the University of Edinburgh, obtaining a BSc in Pharmacology in 2002 and an MB ChB in 2005.
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Kate Granger first became ill when on holiday in California in July 2011 with her husband Chris Pointon.
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Kate Granger was treated in the Emergency Room in Santa Cruz when her kidneys failed.
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Kate Granger returned to Leeds and was given further tests.
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Kate Granger was treated with P6 protocol chemotherapy and endured painful treatments which she described in detail in her blog "The Other Side and the Bright Side".
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Kate Granger described how the news that her condition was incurable was broken to her:.
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Kate Granger came into my room, he sat down in the chair next to me and looked away from me.
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Kate Granger was the subject the second ever Dying Matters Annual Lecture 2014, with a filmed conversation with Kate Granger.
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Kate Granger spoke at the NHS Confederation annual conference in 2014 on the campaign.
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Kate Granger had spoken passionately at many health conferences and her campaign is supported by the former Prime Minister David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeon, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, many celebrities, and a significant number of leaders in health organisations in the UK and overseas.
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In 2020 Leeds Cares published videos from staff to celebrate Kate Granger and continue to campaign to improve patient care.
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Kate Granger donated proceeds from the sales of her two books, and sponsored events such as a tandem skydiving jump, to cancer research.
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In June 2014, Kate Granger was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the first doctor in training that the college had elected as a fellow, in recognition of her contribution to healthcare.
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Kate Granger was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to the NHS and improving care.
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Kate Granger's award was presented to her at Buckingham Palace by the Prince of Wales, in June 2015.
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In 2016, Kate Granger received a special achievement award from the BMJ, honouring her for her work on the "Hello, my name is" campaign.