Dame Barbara Monroe, DBE, FRSA (born 1951) is a British social worker and hospital chief executive.
Professor Dame Barbara Monroe | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Employer | St Christopher's Hospice (1987–2014) |
She began working at St Christopher's Hospice in 1987, rising to the position of Chief Executive in 2000 and retiring in 2014.[1][2]
Monroe served as chair of the United Kingdom's national Childhood Bereavement Network for eight years.[1]
She is an Honorary Professor at Lancaster University's International Observatory on End of Life Care, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.[1]
Monroe was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[1] She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Caroline Overy; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2013). Palliative Medicine in the UK c.1970-2010. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-902238-82-4. Wikidata Q29581795.
- ^ "Dame Barbara Monroe, from trousers to tutus". eHospice. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links edit
- Barbara Monroe on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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