Liz Shore

Liz Shore
CB
Liz Shore CB
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
	In office; 1977–1985
Chief	Henry Yellowlees; Donald Acheson
Succeeded by	Michael Abrams
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Catherine Wrong; 19 August 1927; civil servant

Elizabeth Catherine "Liz" Shore, Lady Shore of Stepney,

civil servant who served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer

of the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1985. She introduced measures to encourage women doctors to return to work after having children, and support their promotion within the health service.

Early life

Elizabeth Catherine Wrong was born in 1927 in

Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital.^[3] She married Peter Shore, a Labour Party politician whom she had met at Cambridge, in 1948. They had four children together: Thomasina, Tacy, Piers and Crispin.^[1]

Career

Shore began her career as a

Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1980 for her contribution to health service and she was nominated for promotion to Chief Medical Officer in 1984.^[1] Although Shore was reported to be the strongest candidate, her nomination was vetoed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher due to Shore's husband's affiliation to the opposing Labour Party.^[1]^[2]

Disillusioned with the Conservatives, Shore stepped down from her position in 1985 and left civil service to become a dean of postgraduate medical education for the North West Thames Regional Health Authority.[2] She was a member of the General Medical Council from 1989 to 1994 and was president of the Medical Women's Federation from 1990 to 1992.^[3]

Later life

Liz Shore became Lady Shore of Stepney in 1997 when her husband was appointed to the House of Lords after holding a seat in parliament for over three decades, although she preferred the title "Dr" to "Lady".^[1] She retired to St Ives, Cornwall, and died on 20 February 2022.^[3]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Warren, Penny (19 March 2022). "Dr Liz Shore obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Lady Shore, senior civil servant who championed the cause of women in medicine – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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[guardian-2] Warren, Penny (19 March 2022). "Dr Liz Shore obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[telegraph-3] "Lady Shore, senior civil servant who championed the cause of women in medicine – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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