Hayley Manley
Director of Care
Hayley joined Noah’s Ark in 2012 and has eighteen years’ experience in both paediatric palliative care and the charity sector. Hayley is a Registered Children’s Nurse and leads the Care Team, consisting of both Clinical and Holistic Services. She also acts as Chair of the Children’s Hospice across London (CHaL) Director Group and as a Specialist Advisor to the Care Quality Commission.
hmanley@noahsarkhospice.org.ukDr Tagore Charles
Medical Director
Dr Tagore Charles qualified at King’s College, London, and has worked in the NHS for 25 years and has been in paediatrics for his whole career. He’s been a General Paediatric Consultant at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, for the last 12 years. As a general paediatrician in a teaching hospital he leads a paediatric ward and has an outpatient clinic with a wide variety of conditions.
Tcharles@noahsarkhospice.org.ukDr Juliet Pearce
Associate Medical Director
Dr Juliet Pearce graduated from St Mary’s Medical school in 1993, completed paediatric training in 2006 and has worked as a Consultant Paediatrician at Barnet Hospital since then. Her specialist interests include neurodisability, paediatric epilepsy and children’s mental health. She has extensive experience in working with tertiary care teams and families in the care of patients with a high level of complexity and life-limiting conditions.
Jpearce@noahsarkhospice.org.ukDr Su Laurent
Associate Medical Director
Dr Su Laurent was a Consultant Paediatrician at Barnet Hospital from 1993 to 2021. She has a keen interest in training and support and is the Director of Medical Education for the Hospital. Su has a special interest in managing children with complex medical problems. She has been involved with the charity Child Bereavement UK since its inception, inspired by their focus on learning from parents. She runs courses on bereavement support across the UK.
Slaurent@noahsarkhospice.org.uk