Colin Murray Parkes
According to relatives, the phrase that best distinguishes St C’s from other hospitals in the vicinity is “The hospice is like a family”. 
All of our three children and six grandchildren are familiar with this lamp. It is in the kitchen of our home in Chorleywood, its centre and its symbol.
Dr Colin Murray Parkes OBE, MD, FRCPsych
Psychiatrist and Researcher at St. Christopher’s since its inception
 
London, UK