Marjorie Gardener OBE FRCN | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1999 |
| Known for | nurse, educationalist and administrator |
Marjorie Grace Gardener OBE, FRCN (1918 - 1999), nurse, educationalist and administrator.
Gardener was a talented amateur musician who did not set out to be a nurse. Her plan was to study medicine, but following the death of her father there was no money to pay for medical school. She trained as a teacher at London University and became a licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music (LRAM). [2] [3] Gardener undertook her general nurse training at the Middlesex Hospital. [4] She did her midwifery at St Luke’s Hospital, Guildford and at the Sussex Maternity Hospital, Brighton. [5] She worked at the Church of Scotland Mission Hospital, Tiberias, Israel and at King George V Hospital, Malta. [6] When she returned to the UK she worked as a ward sister and undertook a course in nursing administration. She then became an assistant matron at the Middlesex Hospital [7] Gardener commenced her role as an inspector of nurse training schools of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales in 1964. From 1 July 1970 Gardener was appointed as the Principal Officer for the Joint Board of Clinical Studies. She retired after 8 years working in this role. In that time the Board produced 66 outline curricula for long courses and 16 for short courses. [8] In 1977 Gardener was a member of one of three Briggs Working groups. This group focused on preparation for legislation, funding for the new statutory bodies and arrangement for a handover. [9]
Gardener was a committed Christian. She was first a Baptist and later became a Methodist. On retirement Gardener shared a home with her long-standing friend Joy Bellimore, also a senior nurse administrator. [10]
Gardener MG. Teach-in. Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies. 1. The philosophy. Nurs Times. 1973 Apr 19;69(15):Suppl:61-3. PMID 4699069.
Gardener MG. The history, philosophy and evaluation of the work of the Joint Board of Clinical Nursing Studies. J Adv Nurs. 1977 Nov;2(6):621-32. [16]
Gardener MG. Letter: The nurse in group practice. Br Med J 1974;2:330 (Published 11 May 1974) [17]