Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

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Born(1926-04-01)1 April 1926
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Jean Kennedy McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff, FRCN, MCSP (1 April 1926 – 13 May 2012),[1] was a British nurse and member of the House of Lords.

Biography

McFarlane was born in Cardiff, Wales, and later trained as a nurse, a midwife, and as a health visitor before going on to pursue a successful career in nursing teaching and administration. She studied sociology at Bedford College, London.[2] In the 1960s she participated in the Royal College of Nursing research programme "Study of Nursing Care". In 1974 she became the holder of the first Chair of Nursing at an English university (the University of Manchester) and held it until 1989.

McFarlane served on the

Royal Commission on the National Health Service, 1976–79 (Chairman: Sir Alec Merrison).[3]

A committed Christian, she served as a member of the

House of Lords

McFarlane was created a

Queen's Birthday Honours
list.

McFarlane was a member of four

British Journal of Nursing
's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Legacy

In 2009, a new building of the University of Manchester was named the Jean McFarlane Building. It is situated to the east of University Place and is one of many completed in recent years.[7][8]

Publications

Baroness McFarlane was the author of a number of studies, notably A Guide to the Practice of Nursing Using the Nursing Process, 1982.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Minutes of Proceedings, House of Lords". 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ Hardy, Susan and Corones, Anthony, "The Nurse's Uniform as Ethopoietic Fashion", Fashion Theory, Vol.21, No.5. (2015), pp. 523–552. doi=10.1080/1362704X.2016.1203090
  3. ^ "Royal Commission papers". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Lady McFarlane of Llandaff". the Guardian. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 47918". The London Gazette. 2 August 1979. p. 9797.
  6. ^ "RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows". Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ^ UniLife; 1 June 2009, p. 4
  8. ^ "Jean McFarlane Building". University of Manchester. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Writings by Jean McFarlane". Copac. Retrieved 14 August 2009.