SettingsBritish nursing administrators
Alicia Lloyd Still
Dame Alicia Frances Jane Lloyd Still, DBE (1869–1944) was a British nurse, teacher and hospital matron.
Dame Alicia Frances Jane Lloyd Still, DBE (1869–1944) was a British nurse, teacher and hospital matron.
Andrea Spyropoulos
Andrea Spyropoulos, RGN, SCM, RNT, ENB N07, DPSN, Cert Ed. is a British clinical strategist and the current President of the Royal College of Nursing.
Andrea Spyropoulos, RGN, SCM, RNT, ENB N07, DPSN, Cert Ed. is a British clinical strategist and the current President of the Royal College of Nursing.
Anne Marie Rafferty
Anne Marie Rafferty, CBE, FRCN is a British nurse, administrator, academic and researcher.
Anne Marie Rafferty, CBE, FRCN is a British nurse, administrator, academic and researcher.
Anne Poole
Dame Anne Poole (née Avril Anne Barker), DBE, RGN, RM, RHV, CBIM (born 11 April 1934) was Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health.
Dame Anne Poole (née Avril Anne Barker), DBE, RGN, RM, RHV, CBIM (born 11 April 1934) was Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health.
Annie Altschul
Annie Altschul, CBE, FRCN was a British nurse, midwife, researcher and educator.
Annie Altschul, CBE, FRCN was a British nurse, midwife, researcher and educator.
Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton
Audrey Caroline Emerton, Baroness Emerton, GCStJ, DBE, FRCN is a cross bench member of the House of Lords.
Audrey Caroline Emerton, Baroness Emerton, GCStJ, DBE, FRCN is a cross bench member of the House of Lords.
Barbara Cozens
Brigadier Dame Florence Barbara Cozens, DBE, RRC, DOStJ (24 December 1906 – 18 July 1995) was a Darjeeling-born British nurse and nursing administrator.
Brigadier Dame Florence Barbara Cozens, DBE, RRC, DOStJ (24 December 1906 – 18 July 1995) was a Darjeeling-born British nurse and nursing administrator.
Barbara Fawkes
Barbara Noel Fawkes, OBE, FRCN (25 December 1914 — 4 October 2002) was a British nurse and nursing educator.
Barbara Noel Fawkes, OBE, FRCN (25 December 1914 — 4 October 2002) was a British nurse and nursing educator.
Barbara Stilwell
Barbara Stilwell FRCN is a British nurse, researcher and academic, currently based in the United States, who has held various high-level positions at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health ...
Barbara Stilwell FRCN is a British nurse, researcher and academic, currently based in the United States, who has held various high-level positions at the Geneva headquarters of the World Health ...
Betty Kershaw
Dame Janet Elizabeth Murray "Betty" Kershaw, DBE, FRCN, CStJ, née Gammie, was Professor of Nursing and Dean at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield from 1999 to 2006.
Dame Janet Elizabeth Murray "Betty" Kershaw, DBE, FRCN, CStJ, née Gammie, was Professor of Nursing and Dean at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield from 1999 to 2006.
Bridget McEvilly
Bridget McEvilly, CBE is a Colonel Commandant of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC).
Bridget McEvilly, CBE is a Colonel Commandant of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC).
Caroline Keer
Caroline Keer, RRC & Bar was a British military nurse and nursing administrator, who served in Natal during the Boer War.
Caroline Keer, RRC & Bar was a British military nurse and nursing administrator, who served in Natal during the Boer War.
Catherine M. Hall
Dame Catherine Mary Hall, DBE, FRCN (born 19 December 1922, Sheffield, England, UK — died 26 August 1996) was a British nurse and nursing administrator who served as the third General Secretary ...
Dame Catherine Mary Hall, DBE, FRCN (born 19 December 1922, Sheffield, England, UK — died 26 August 1996) was a British nurse and nursing administrator who served as the third General Secretary ...
Catherine Roy
Catherine Murray Roy, CBE, RRC, MM was a Scottish military nurse during World War I. She was the daughter of John Roy, minister of the parish of Drymen, and trained at the Western Infirmary, Gla...
Catherine Murray Roy, CBE, RRC, MM was a Scottish military nurse during World War I. She was the daughter of John Roy, minister of the parish of Drymen, and trained at the Western Infirmary, Gla...
Christine Beasley
Dame Christine Joan Beasley, DBE (born 13 June 1944, Essex, England, UK) is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator.
Dame Christine Joan Beasley, DBE (born 13 June 1944, Essex, England, UK) is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator.
Christine Hancock
Christine Hancock was the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, 1989–2001 She attended Newstead Wood School for Girls, and then began her nursing career at King's College Hospital i...
Christine Hancock was the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, 1989–2001 She attended Newstead Wood School for Girls, and then began her nursing career at King's College Hospital i...
Diana Anderson (British Army officer)
Colonel Diana Geraldine Mary Anderson, ARRC, OStJ (born 29 January 1935, Portsmouth, England) is a British nurse, midwife and civil servant.
Colonel Diana Geraldine Mary Anderson, ARRC, OStJ (born 29 January 1935, Portsmouth, England) is a British nurse, midwife and civil servant.
Edith MacGregor Rome
Edith MacGregor Rome, RRC, SRN (died 6 June 1938) was a British nursing matron and administrator.
Edith MacGregor Rome, RRC, SRN (died 6 June 1938) was a British nursing matron and administrator.
Elizabeth Cockayne
Dame Elizabeth Cockayne, DBE (1894-1988) was Chief Nursing Officer from the inception of the National Health Service in 1948 until her retirement a decade later in 1958.
Dame Elizabeth Cockayne, DBE (1894-1988) was Chief Nursing Officer from the inception of the National Health Service in 1948 until her retirement a decade later in 1958.
Elizabeth Raybould
Elizabeth Raybould, OBE, FRCN, is British nurse and nursing educator credited with helping to create a new organisational structure for nursing education in Northern Ireland, with a heavy emphas...
Elizabeth Raybould, OBE, FRCN, is British nurse and nursing educator credited with helping to create a new organisational structure for nursing education in Northern Ireland, with a heavy emphas...
Ellen Musson
Dame Ellen Mary Musson, DBE, Hon. LL.D (1867–1960) was Chair of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales.
Dame Ellen Mary Musson, DBE, Hon. LL.D (1867–1960) was Chair of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales.
Frances Ritchie
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie, OBE, DL, FRCN is a British nurse, specializing in palliative care.
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie, OBE, DL, FRCN is a British nurse, specializing in palliative care.
Gladys Taylor
Dame Gladys Taylor DBE, RRC was Matron-in-Chief, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service.
Dame Gladys Taylor DBE, RRC was Matron-in-Chief, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service.
Helen Cattanach
Brigadier Helen S. Cattanach, CB, RRC (21 June 1920 - 4 May 1994) was Director of British Army Nursing Services (DANS) and Matron-in-Chief of QARANC. She received a number of awards and medals i...
Brigadier Helen S. Cattanach, CB, RRC (21 June 1920 - 4 May 1994) was Director of British Army Nursing Services (DANS) and Matron-in-Chief of QARANC. She received a number of awards and medals i...
Helen Gillespie
Brigadier Dame Helen Shiels Gillespie, DBE, RRC, QHNS (1898–1974) was a British nursing matron during World War II.
Brigadier Dame Helen Shiels Gillespie, DBE, RRC, QHNS (1898–1974) was a British nursing matron during World War II.
Jacqueline Docherty
Dame Jacqueline Docherty, DBE is a British nursing administrator and medical professional, who was Director of Nursing at King's College Hospital, London.
Dame Jacqueline Docherty, DBE is a British nursing administrator and medical professional, who was Director of Nursing at King's College Hospital, London.
Jane Denton
Jane Denton, CBE, FRCN is a United Kingdom nurse and midwife notable for her contributions to fertility nursing and genetics.
Jane Denton, CBE, FRCN is a United Kingdom nurse and midwife notable for her contributions to fertility nursing and genetics.
Janet Pilgrim (British Army officer)
Lieutenant Colonel Janet Pilgrim RRC is a British army nurse who was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 2008 for her services in Iraq.
Lieutenant Colonel Janet Pilgrim RRC is a British army nurse who was awarded the Royal Red Cross in 2008 for her services in Iraq.
Jill Ellison
Dame Jill Ellison, DBE (born 31 January 1955) is Director of Nursing, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
Dame Jill Ellison, DBE (born 31 January 1955) is Director of Nursing, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.
Jill Macleod Clark
Dame Jill Macleod Clark, DBE, RGN, FRCN (born 11 June 1944) is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Biological Sciences and Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of S...
Dame Jill Macleod Clark, DBE, RGN, FRCN (born 11 June 1944) is Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Biological Sciences and Head of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of S...
Joanna Cruickshank
Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank DBE RRC founded the Royal Air Force Nursing Service in November 1918 and served as its first Matron-in-Chief.
Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank DBE RRC founded the Royal Air Force Nursing Service in November 1918 and served as its first Matron-in-Chief.
Katharine Jones
Dame Katharine Henrietta Jones, DBE, RRC and Bar was Matron in Chief of the QAIMNS for most of the Second World War, serving from 23 July 1940-44.
Dame Katharine Henrietta Jones, DBE, RRC and Bar was Matron in Chief of the QAIMNS for most of the Second World War, serving from 23 July 1940-44.
Kathleen Raven
Dame Kathleen Annie Raven, DBE, FRCN (9 November 1910, Coniston, Cumberland, England — 19 April 1999, Oxford, England) was a British nurse, matron, government health official, health care engine...
Dame Kathleen Annie Raven, DBE, FRCN (9 November 1910, Coniston, Cumberland, England — 19 April 1999, Oxford, England) was a British nurse, matron, government health official, health care engine...
Lady Moyra Browne
Lady Moyra Blanche Madeleine Browne, DBE (born 2 March 1918) is a former nurse and the only daughter of Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and his wife, Roberte.
Lady Moyra Blanche Madeleine Browne, DBE (born 2 March 1918) is a former nurse and the only daughter of Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough and his wife, Roberte.
Louisa Wilkinson
Dame Louisa Jane Wilkinson, DBE, RRC was Matron-in-Chief of the QAIMNS/QARANC. She joined the QAIMNS Reserves in August 1914.
Dame Louisa Jane Wilkinson, DBE, RRC was Matron-in-Chief of the QAIMNS/QARANC. She joined the QAIMNS Reserves in August 1914.
Malcolm Rae
Malcolm Rae, OBE, FRCN is a British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant.
Malcolm Rae, OBE, FRCN is a British senior registered specialist in mental nursing/forensic psychiatry, mental health consultant, nursing educator and civil servant.
Margot Turner
Brigadier Dame Evelyn Marguerite Turner, DBE, RRC, QHNS, Hon ADC, known as Margot Turner, was a British military nurse and World War II POW. After the war she resumed her career with a suc...
Brigadier Dame Evelyn Marguerite Turner, DBE, RRC, QHNS, Hon ADC, known as Margot Turner, was a British military nurse and World War II POW. After the war she resumed her career with a suc...
Maude Storey
Maude Storey, CBE, FRCN was a British nurse, nursing administrator and writer, as well as President of the Royal College of Nursing from 1988 to 1990.
Maude Storey, CBE, FRCN was a British nurse, nursing administrator and writer, as well as President of the Royal College of Nursing from 1988 to 1990.
Monica Golding
Brigadier Dame Cecilie Monica Johnson Golding, DBE (born 6 August 1902, London - died 6 June 1997, Bournemouth) was a British Army nurse, who rose to Colonel Commandant, Matron-in-Chief and Dire...
Brigadier Dame Cecilie Monica Johnson Golding, DBE (born 6 August 1902, London - died 6 June 1997, Bournemouth) was a British Army nurse, who rose to Colonel Commandant, Matron-in-Chief and Dire...
Muriel Powell (nurse)
Dame Muriel Betty Powell, DBE, was a British nurse, hospital matron, public servant and, briefly, Chief Nursing Officer for the Scottish Home and Health Department In 1947, aged 32, Miss Powell ...
Dame Muriel Betty Powell, DBE, was a British nurse, hospital matron, public servant and, briefly, Chief Nursing Officer for the Scottish Home and Health Department In 1947, aged 32, Miss Powell ...
Pat Bottrill
Patricia "Pat" Bottrill, MBE, FRCN is a British nurse and was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing in 2004 for her outstanding contribution to the establishment and development of ...
Patricia "Pat" Bottrill, MBE, FRCN is a British nurse and was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing in 2004 for her outstanding contribution to the establishment and development of ...
Peter Carter (nurse)
Peter Carter, OBE, MCIPD is the General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest professional union of nurses and health care support workers.
Peter Carter, OBE, MCIPD is the General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest professional union of nurses and health care support workers.
Richard Wells (nurse)
Richard J. Wells CBE, RN, FRCN was a British nurse, nursing adviser and health care administrator.
Richard J. Wells CBE, RN, FRCN was a British nurse, nursing adviser and health care administrator.
Robert Tiffany
Robert Tiffany, Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing was a British nurse and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
Robert Tiffany, Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing was a British nurse and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
Rosabelle Osborne
Rosabelle Osborne, CBE, RRC (died 8 May 1958) was Principal Matron at the British War Office, 1924.
Rosabelle Osborne, CBE, RRC (died 8 May 1958) was Principal Matron at the British War Office, 1924.
Rosalind Paget
Dame Mary Rosalind Paget, DBE, ARRC, was a noted British nursing sister, midwife and reformer.
Dame Mary Rosalind Paget, DBE, ARRC, was a noted British nursing sister, midwife and reformer.
Sarah Mullally
Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, DBE began her career in nursing in 1984, at St Thomas' Hospital, having qualified from London South Bank University.
Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, DBE began her career in nursing in 1984, at St Thomas' Hospital, having qualified from London South Bank University.
Sarah Oram
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Oram, DBE, RRC (1860–1946) was Principal Matron, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and Senior member of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS), serving...
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Oram, DBE, RRC (1860–1946) was Principal Matron, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and Senior member of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS), serving...
Sarah Swift
Dame Sarah Ann Swift, GBE, RRC (22 November 1854, Kirton Skeldyke, Lincolnshire – 27 June 1937, Marylebone) was a nurse and founder in 1916 of the Royal College of Nursing, thereby introducing N...
Dame Sarah Ann Swift, GBE, RRC (22 November 1854, Kirton Skeldyke, Lincolnshire – 27 June 1937, Marylebone) was a nurse and founder in 1916 of the Royal College of Nursing, thereby introducing N...
Sheila Quinn
Dame Sheila Margaret Imelda Quinn, DBE, FRCN, RGN, RM, RNT is a British nurse and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
Dame Sheila Margaret Imelda Quinn, DBE, FRCN, RGN, RM, RNT is a British nurse and Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing.
Sidney Browne
Dame Sidney Jane Browne, GBE, RRC (born 5 January 1850 - died 1941) was the first appointed Matron-in-Chief of the newly formed Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.
Dame Sidney Jane Browne, GBE, RRC (born 5 January 1850 - died 1941) was the first appointed Matron-in-Chief of the newly formed Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie, OBE, DL, FRCN is a British nurse, specializing in palliative care.
Sister Frances Dominica Ritchie, OBE, DL, FRCN is a British nurse, specializing in palliative care.
Theodora Turner
Theodora Turner, OBE was a British nurse and hospital matron.
Theodora Turner, OBE was a British nurse and hospital matron.
Trevor Clay
Trevor Clay, CBE, FRCN (born 10 May 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England — died 23 April 1994, Harefield, Middlesex, England) was a British nurse and former General Secretary of the Royal Colle...
Trevor Clay, CBE, FRCN (born 10 May 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England — died 23 April 1994, Harefield, Middlesex, England) was a British nurse and former General Secretary of the Royal Colle...