Dr Mark Howard

Dr Mark Howard graduated from RCSI in 2005. He completed his general medical training in Dublin and then gained further experience in Oncology and Palliative Care around Ireland. He completed his specialist training in the UK in 2016, and has worked as a consultant in a North East London trust and a hospice unit. He has also worked as a consultant in Ireland in acute hospitals, hospices and with community palliative care teams.

Dr Mark Howard is currently a Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine at Beacon Hospital.

While in his role in the UK, Dr Howard led the development of the digital healthcare record, digital interoperability and digital palliative care coordination systems. He was the medical lead for the outcome measure programme across two hospices. He has an interest in improving transitions for patients across care settings, as well as developing palliative services to adapt to a changing population. He has a keen interest in education, healthcare management and leadership.

Dr Howard has been published in peer-reviewed journals and his areas of interest include action research, outcome measures, vehicle driving safety and digital health in palliative care. In the UK he led the development of research infrastructure at his hospice which enabled it to engage in multi-centre trials