Eileen Skellern | |
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| Born | Flora Eileen Skellern 14 June 1923 |
| Died | 29 August 1980 |
| Education | Retford High School for Girls |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatric Nurse, Superintendent of Nursing, Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Field | Psychiatry |
| Institutions | Leeds General Infirmary, Cassel Hospital, Belmont Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Cheadle Royal Hospital, Bethlem Royal Hospital |
| Notable works | The Role of the Ward Sister |
Eileen Skellern FRCN (1923–1980) was an English psychiatric nurse who was involved in pioneering psychosocial and psychotherapeutic methods for treating patients. She helped open up new roles for nurses in mental health work, and demonstrated that they could be equal partners in a team, taking personal responsibility for patient care while collaborating with doctors and playing an important part in new developments in therapeutic treatment. While also taking a lead in education, administration and policy development, she did research and published in medical and nursing journals, and was a member of key committees in her field.