Sue Bagshaw
Dame Sue Bagshaw | |
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.jpg) Bagshaw in 2019 | |
| Born | Susan Nicola Dean 30 September 1949 |
| Spouse | Phil Bagshaw |
| Children | 4 |
Dame Susan Nicola Bagshaw DNZM (née Dean, born 30 September 1949) is a New Zealand doctor specialising in the health needs of young people.[1][2]
Biography
Bagshaw was born in Hong Kong on 30 September 1949. She grew up there and attended a Church of England girls' boarding school. Bagshaw studied at the University of London, where she obtained a BSc degree Cum Laude in Biochemistry in 1971 and subsequently an MB BS degree in 1974.[3][4] She moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, in the early 1980s. She initially worked for the Family Planning Association to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services for young women by expanding the number of clinics in the South Island. However she found that young people were too embarrassed or shy to attend the clinics and instead she designed a "one-stop shop" model, which provided a range of health services in one place.[2]
In 1995, Bagshaw established a youth health centre in central Christchurch that offered free doctor's appointments, counselling and addiction support services for young people.[2] The centre closed in 2010 due to a lack of funding. In 2012 she opened a replacement youth hub in Barbadoes Street, which brought together 16 youth organisations in one facility.[1][2]
Bagshaw is a senior lecturer in paediatrics at the University of Otago in Christchurch and is the chair of the Korowai Youth Well-Being Trust and a trustee for the Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development, which she founded. She serves on the board of the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust.[5]
Recognition
Bagshaw is Fellow of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (FRACShM) of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, and Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP).
In the 2002 New Year Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to youth health.[2] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was promoted to Dame Companion of the same Order (DNZM), also for services to youth health.[6]
Personal life
Bagshaw is married to Phil Bagshaw, who she met at medical school in London. Together they have four children.[1] In the 2019 New Year Honours, her husband was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health.[7] Her son Andrew, who lived in the United Kingdom, was killed in Ukraine in 2023 while doing voluntary humanitarian work during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "The brilliant Bagshaws: Canterbury doctors dedicated to helping those in need". Stuff. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Christchurch GP and youth advocate Sue Bagshaw made a Dame". Stuff. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Dr Sue Bagshaw - website of the University of Otago
- ^ Meet the Team - website of the Collaborative Trust
- ^ University of Otago, Christchurch. "Dr Sue Bagshaw". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours: Sue Bagshaw backs young for 30 years". 2 June 2019. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2019". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Ukraine war: British pair killed trying 'humanitarian evacuation'". BBC News. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2022.