Maude Storey
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Maude Storey, CBE
, FRCN
(born 24 March 1930, Wigan, Lancashire
— died 29 March 2003, Reading, Berkshire
) was a British nurse, nursing administrator and writer, as well as President of the Royal College of Nursing
from 1988 to 1990.
, she went to London to qualify as a midwife, after which she came back to Wigan and was appointed as clinical instructor at Wigan Infirmary (1959-68), and a member of the Wigan Health Authority.
Storey was the last registrar of the General Nursing Council of England and Wales (1977-81) and the first chief executive of its successor, the Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (1981-87). Before this she had been a regional nursing officer for the Mersey Regional Health Authority.
. She suffered from diabetes although no official cause was given in the news reports of her death, which came five days after her 73rd birthday in Reading, Berkshire
in 2003.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCN
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
(born 24 March 1930, Wigan, Lancashire
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
— died 29 March 2003, Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
) was a British nurse, nursing administrator and writer, as well as President of the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
from 1988 to 1990.
Career
Storey was educated at the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College. After training in ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, she went to London to qualify as a midwife, after which she came back to Wigan and was appointed as clinical instructor at Wigan Infirmary (1959-68), and a member of the Wigan Health Authority.
Storey was the last registrar of the General Nursing Council of England and Wales (1977-81) and the first chief executive of its successor, the Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (1981-87). Before this she had been a regional nursing officer for the Mersey Regional Health Authority.
Personal life
Never married, Storey was a devout MethodistMethodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
. She suffered from diabetes although no official cause was given in the news reports of her death, which came five days after her 73rd birthday in Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
in 2003.
Index of writings by Maude Storey
- Operation and education in home health care service: A study on home health care services in a hospital: Wonju Christian Hospital
- Operation and education in home health care service: Operational research on the development of a hospital based home health care program
- Development of a new statutory structure for nursing, midwifery and health visiting in the United Kingdom
- Nurse education conference: meeting society's requirements
- Nurses must take the professional conduct code seriously
- UK Central Council elections: why bother?
- Your profession needs you: determining our destiny
- Keeping an eye on care