British nurse and matron (1895–1988)
Dorothy Madge Smith
Memorial stone for Smith
Born 14 August 1895 Died 5 January 1988(1988-01-05) (aged 92) Occupation Nursing leader
Dorothy Madge Smith CBE (14 August 1895 – 5 January 1991)[ 1] was an influential nursing leader and matron of two large voluntary hospitals in London: firstly the Middlesex Hospital ,[ 2] and secondly Guys hospital .[ 3] [ 4] She was Chairman of the General Nursing Council (GNC).[ 5] [ 6]
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^ "Behind the Scenes of a Great Hospital: She hears the Cry, Matron, Matron every day". Daily Mirror . 13 July 1930. p. 12.
^ "Drudgery for Young Nurses". The Banbridge Chronicle : 2. 5 September 1953 – via www.findmypast.co.uk.
^ "Miss Dorothy M. Smith". West London Chronicle . 26 November 1945. p. 3.
^ "The General Nursing Council Confers". Nursing Times . 45 (1): 679. 1 January 1949.
^ "The General Nursing Council for England and Wales". The Nursing Record . 94 (2139): 118. October 1946 – via Female Forerunners Worldwide Collection: Historical Nursing Journals.