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Dame Catherine Mary Hall, DBE, FRCN was a British nurse and nursing administrator who was the longest serving General Secretary of the UK's Royal College of Nursing (1957–82)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bionity.com/en/encyclopedia/Royal_College_of_Nursing.html|title=Royal_College_of_Nursing|website=www.bionity.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-17}}</ref>. |
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=== Early life and education === |
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Hall was born 19 December 1922, Sheffield, England, UK<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.rcn.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Persons&id=DS%2fUK%2f25754&pos=1|title=Hall; Dame; Catherine Mary (1922-1996); nurse|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. Her father was the chief constable in Rotherham, which is where she moved when she was still a child<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dame-catherine-hall-1361481.html|title=OBITUARY : Dame Catherine Hall|date=1996-09-02|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=2017-02-17|language=en-GB}}</ref>. |
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Hall went to school at Hunmanby School for Girls at Filey, Yorkshire and then went on to study nursing at Leeds General Hospital<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12032913.Dame_Catherine_Hall/|title=Dame Catherine Hall|last=Smith|first=Lorraine N|date=31 August 1996|website=HeraldScotland|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=16 February 2017|registration=}}</ref>. |
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Hall knew from the age of 14 that she wanted to be a nurse, but her parents were against this<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Whyte|first=Alison|year=1996|title=The pearl inside the twinset|url=|journal=Nursing Times|volume=92|pages=|via=}}</ref>. It was after WWII broke out that she began her carreer at Birmingham Children's Hospital |
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| ⚫ | Hall began her career as a ward sister at [[Leeds General Infirmary]] where she was the youngest person to fill that role at age 22, later rising to Night Superintendent<ref name=":2" /> and Assistant Matron at age 28<ref name=":2" />. In 1954 Hall was then appointed to the position of Assistant Matron at [[Middlesex Hospital]] following a year of study with the [[Royal College of Nursing]]<ref name=":0" />. |
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Four years later she publicly criticised as too small a proposed 2.5% salary hike for nurses although she opposed the notion of striking, although some nurses did go on strike, which caused the Conservative Minister of Health (Enoch Powell) to complain about the "controversy which [has] caused widespread embarrassment", which she rebutted, defending the nurses. She also had difficulties with Labour governments, commenting at one point to then-Secretary of State Barbara Castle's proposals: "Secretary ... if you do that, I can guarantee that you will not have a single nurse left in the NHS."[1] |
Four years later she publicly criticised as too small a proposed 2.5% salary hike for nurses although she opposed the notion of striking, although some nurses did go on strike, which caused the Conservative Minister of Health (Enoch Powell) to complain about the "controversy which [has] caused widespread embarrassment", which she rebutted, defending the nurses. She also had difficulties with Labour governments, commenting at one point to then-Secretary of State Barbara Castle's proposals: "Secretary ... if you do that, I can guarantee that you will not have a single nurse left in the NHS."[1] |
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In 1977, the RCN registered as a trade union. It eventually grew to be the largest single union outside the Trades Union Congress. |
In 1977, the RCN registered as a trade union. It eventually grew to be the largest single union outside the Trades Union Congress. |
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It was during Hall's time as general secretary of the [[Royal College of Nursing]] and under her leadership that the college became a trade union in 1977 which she felt was an 'essential step'<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Leifer|first=Dina|year=1996|title=Nursing pays tribute to Dame Catherine Hall|url=|journal=Nursing standard|edition=|volume=10|pages=6|via=}}</ref>. Although it should be noted that Hall was opposed to industrial action<ref name=":1" />. Another achievement during Hall's time as general secretary was her support of the campaign to allow men to join the RCN and the registers were opened to them in 1960 with the lifting of the constitutional ban<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sutori.com/story/the-royal-college-of-nursing/embed|title=The Royal College of Nursing|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>. The first male nurse on the College's registers was [[Albery Verdun Whittamore]] who was chief male nurse at Horton Psychiatric Hospital |
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Hall served on many committees<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last=Hancock|first=Christine|year=1996|title=Dame Catherine Mary Hall DBE CBE Hon d Litt SRN SCM FRCN|url=|journal=Nursing Standard|volume=10|pages=11|via=}}</ref>: |
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=== Achievements and awards === |
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CBE, 1967 |
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DBE, 1982 |
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The Dame Catherine Hall Room, 23 Portland Place, Nursing and Midwifery Council |
The Dame Catherine Hall Room, 23 Portland Place, Nursing and Midwifery Council |
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1976 - Officer Sister of the Order of St John of Jerusalem<ref name=":3" /> |
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Biography of Dame Catherine Hall |
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"Dame Catherine Hall retires" (registration required) |
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Revision as of 17:00, 17 February 2017
Dame Catherine Mary Hall, DBE, FRCN was a British nurse and nursing administrator who was the longest serving General Secretary of the UK's Royal College of Nursing (1957–82)[1].
Early life and education
Hall was born 19 December 1922, Sheffield, England, UK[2]. Her father was the chief constable in Rotherham, which is where she moved when she was still a child[3].
Hall went to school at Hunmanby School for Girls at Filey, Yorkshire and then went on to study nursing at Leeds General Hospital[4].
Career
Assistant Matron, Middlesex Hospital, London (1954–56)
General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing (1957–82)
Member, Commission on Industrial Relations (1971–74)
Member, General Medical Council (1979–89)
Chairman, UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (1980–85)
Hall knew from the age of 14 that she wanted to be a nurse, but her parents were against this[5]. It was after WWII broke out that she began her carreer at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Hall began her career as a ward sister at Leeds General Infirmary where she was the youngest person to fill that role at age 22, later rising to Night Superintendent[5] and Assistant Matron at age 28[5]. In 1954 Hall was then appointed to the position of Assistant Matron at Middlesex Hospital following a year of study with the Royal College of Nursing[3].
Four years later she publicly criticised as too small a proposed 2.5% salary hike for nurses although she opposed the notion of striking, although some nurses did go on strike, which caused the Conservative Minister of Health (Enoch Powell) to complain about the "controversy which [has] caused widespread embarrassment", which she rebutted, defending the nurses. She also had difficulties with Labour governments, commenting at one point to then-Secretary of State Barbara Castle's proposals: "Secretary ... if you do that, I can guarantee that you will not have a single nurse left in the NHS."[1]
In 1977, the RCN registered as a trade union. It eventually grew to be the largest single union outside the Trades Union Congress.
It was during Hall's time as general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing and under her leadership that the college became a trade union in 1977 which she felt was an 'essential step'[6]. Although it should be noted that Hall was opposed to industrial action[4]. Another achievement during Hall's time as general secretary was her support of the campaign to allow men to join the RCN and the registers were opened to them in 1960 with the lifting of the constitutional ban[7]. The first male nurse on the College's registers was Albery Verdun Whittamore who was chief male nurse at Horton Psychiatric Hospital
Hall served on many committees[8]:
1980 - UKCC
served on the General Medical Council
Member of the Commission on Industrial Relations
International Council of Nurses
Sat on Panel for World Health Organisation
Achievements and awards
Honours
CBE, 1967 DBE, 1982 FRCN 1976
Legacy[edit source] The Dame Catherine Hall Room, 23 Portland Place, Nursing and Midwifery Council
1976 - Officer Sister of the Order of St John of Jerusalem[8]
References
- ^ "Royal_College_of_Nursing". www.bionity.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Hall; Dame; Catherine Mary (1922-1996); nurse".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b "OBITUARY : Dame Catherine Hall". The Independent. 1996-09-02. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ a b Smith, Lorraine N (31 August 1996). "Dame Catherine Hall". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|dead-url=and|registration=(help) - ^ a b c Whyte, Alison (1996). "The pearl inside the twinset". Nursing Times. 92.
- ^ Leifer, Dina (1996). "Nursing pays tribute to Dame Catherine Hall". Nursing standard. 10: 6.
- ^ "The Royal College of Nursing".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Hancock, Christine (1996). "Dame Catherine Mary Hall DBE CBE Hon d Litt SRN SCM FRCN". Nursing Standard. 10: 11.