Mona Grey
Mona Elizabeth Clara Grey
Mona Elizabeth Clara Grey | |
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Born | 1910 |
Died | 2009 |
Occupation | Nurse leader |
Employer | Royal College of Nursing Department of Health (Northern Ireland) |
Biography
Grey was born and raised in
She prepared to be a teacher at
Grey subsequently played a significant role in restructuring its health services in Northern Ireland. In 1960, she was appointed chief nursing officer in
Royal College of Nursing
In 1946 Grey was tasked by the Royal College of Nursing to establish a Northern Irish branch. As part of this she undertook a number of fundraising efforts to pay for an office for the college, including writing plays and pageants for fundraising performances in the 1950s, and persuading the Governor of Northern Ireland Baron Wakehurst to allow the holding of a charitable event at Hillsborough Castle.[1]
Grey was the first salaried secretary of the RCN in Northern Ireland and served as leader of the college prior to her appointment as CNO. She was appointed an OBE in the 1952 New Year Honours. She was appointed Honorary Vice-president of the RCN in 1996 and Fellow of the RCN in 2004.[4]
Awards and honours
- RCN Northern Ireland Lifetime Achievement Award (2002)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1952)
Legacies
- The Mona Grey Endowment Fund (Queen's University Belfast)
- The Mona Grey Prize (Manchester University)
- The Sarah Thewlis Good Citizen Award[5]
- The Mona Grey Scholarship (London South Bank University)
References
- ^ independent.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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- ^ Ford, Steve (30 May 2009). "Tributes paid to Northern Ireland's first CNO". Nursing Times. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Sarah Thewlis Good Citizen Award profile, suttonguardian.co.uk; accessed 5 July 2015.
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