Matrons & Senior Nurses
| There follows a listing of Matrons & Senior Nurses of the Royal Hospital Haslar. The listing has been taken from available information within Royal Hospital Haslar using the name and title boards. The information has been directly transcribed from the title boards and apologies are made should names be missing, or errors have occur. The fault if any lies with the person who had the paintbrush at the time and who’s brushes will have long been idle! |
| Acronyms Explained | |
|---|---|
| ARRC | Associate of the Royal Red Cross |
| QARANC | Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps |
| OSt J | Order of St John |
| PMRAFNS | Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service |
| RRC | Royal Red Cross |
Head Sister
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1802 | Miss Ann Lapthorn |
| 1885 | Miss Henrietta Stewart |
| 1886 | Miss Bellab Storey |
| 1889 | Miss Louisa Hogg |
| 1899 | Miss Isabella Smith RRC |
| 1901 | Miss Grace H Mackay |
| 1903 | Miss Florence Cadenham |
| 1909 | Miss Evangeline E Hart RRC |
| 1912 | Miss Kathleen M Hickey RRC |
| 1922 | Miss Mary C Clark RRC |
| 1929 | Miss Catherine C Renwick RRC (Head Sister-in-Chief QARNNS in 1934) |
Matron
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Miss Doris W Beale ARRC |
| 1939 | Miss Matilda Goodrich RRC |
| 1944 | Miss Jean Gillanders RRC |
Head Sister
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1946 | Miss Kathleen Baker RRC |
| 1950 | Miss Grace Martin RRC |
| 1953 | Miss Muriel E Gawston OBE RRC |
| 1957 | Miss Kathleen Greenwood RRC |
| 1959 | Miss Joan Woodgate RRC |
| 1961 | Miss S K Estella Richards RRC |
| 1962 | Miss A A Elizabeth Burman RRC |
| 1964 | Miss Alice I Mitchell RRC |
| 1967 | Miss Christina Thompson RRC |
| 1970 | Miss Cynthia Cook RRC |
| 1973 | Miss Patricia Gould RRC Matron |
| 1975 | Miss Shiela R R Barto ARRC Matron |
| 1976 | Miss Helen M Scott ARRC |
| 1978 | Miss Hilda E K Gander ARRC |
| 1979 | Miss Eileen M Northway ARRC |
| 1980 | Miss Ethel Wade ARRC |
| 1982 | Miss Pamela Greystone ARRC (Chief Nursing Officer 1986) |
| 1987 | Miss Jane Titley ARRC (Chief Nursing Officer 1986) |
Chief Nursing Officer
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Miss Julia Massey ARRC |
| 1989 | Miss Virginia C Fisher ARRC |
| 1991 | Miss Christina M Poole ARRC |
| 1995 | Miss Jean Bancroft |
Commander
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Miss Jean Bancroft |
Director of Nursing
Following the Royal Hospital Haslar becoming a Tri-Service Hospital 1 April 1996.
| Date | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April | 1996 | Group Captain B J Forward ARRC PMRAFNS |
| 9 March | 1999 | Colonel K George RRC L/QARANC |
| 9 October | 2000 | Commander E M Weall RRC OSt J QARNNS |
Senior Nursing Officer
Following the Royal Hospital Haslar entering into Partnership with Portsmouth Hospital Trust.
| Date | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March | 2002 | Commander E M Weall RRC OSt J QARNNS |