The Dundas Medal

Honouring efforts to improve hospital palliative care through the Dundas Medal.

The Dundas Medal

The Dundas Medal is in commemoration of Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas.


Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas

Dr Charles Robert (Bertie) Dundas was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery in Aberdeen and honorary consultant anaesthetist from 1975 to 1995.


Eligibility Criteria/Qualifying Criteria

Open to individuals or teams (medical, nursing or paramedical)
The applicant or the applying team is invited to submit an example or examples from their own clinical experience of how they have made a difference to the provision of palliative care in their own hospital setting.
Must be working in a hospital in the UK
The term hospital applies to both acute and community hospitals. The challenge of delivering palliative care differs not only between different hospitals but also in different wards and the College is especially interested in how the applicant/s have approached the palliative care needs in their specific area of work.
Applicants do not need to be an FRCSEd


The Dundas Medal Recipients

2024
Postgraduate Programme in Palliative Care at the University of Glasgow
Dr Paul Keeley (Consultant in Palliative Medicine), Dr Joanna Prentice (Consultant in Palliative Medicine), Dr Catherine McCallum (Specialty Doctor in Palliative Medicine)
2023
The Specialist Palliative Care Team, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Donna Wakefield (Consultant in Palliative Medicine), Mrs Robyn Willis (Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist), Dr Lucy Lowery (Consultant in Palliative Medicine)
2022
SPOT - The Safer Prescription of Opioids Tool
Dr Roger Flint
2019
SaTH End of Life Care and Speech & language Therapy Service
Dr Roger Flint, Dr Scott Jamieson, Professor Jacob George, Dr Deans Buchanan