Finch, Dora
Biographical
| Registration number | 313 |
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| Surname | Finch |
| First name(s) | Dora |
| Address(es) | St Bartholomew's Hospital EC; Matron, University College Hospital, Gower Street WC |
| Date of registration | 7 March 1890 |
| Qualifications | Cottage Hospital, St Helen's, Lancashire; St Bartholomew's Hospital 1888-1890 |
| Remarks | New Hospital for Women Euston Road, Matron 1888-1902; University College Hospital, Matron 1902 to date, 1909-1922 |
Personal details
| Date of birth | 1864 |
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| Place of birth | Blackheath Kent |
| Family details | In 1871 census Dora is 7 years old. Her father Robert, aged 46 is a General Practitioner, married to Louise, aged 39. Dora has 6 brothers and 4 sisters, one sister Marian also became a nurse. |
| Date of death | 1943 |
| Place of death | St Pancras, London |
| Additional personal details | 1881 census Dora is 17 and a scholar. 1891 she is single, 27 years old and a nurse. |
Professional details
| Work experience | Cottage Hospital, St Helens Lancashire 1886-1888; St Bartholomew's, Sister Luke Ward 1888-1898; New Hospital for Women, Gower Street, Matron 1899-1902; University College Hospital 1902-1922 |
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| Professional activities | Member of RBNA Member of St Bartholomews Nurses League Treasurer of National Council of Trained Nurses GB |
| Additional professional details | Dora was awarded the Royal Red Cross Medal, First Class in 1917. After resigning her post as Matron of UCH she got the post of a secretary on the General Nursing Council. This appointment created a lot of criticism expressed in a number of letters and editorials in The Nursing Record, when the GNC was accused of nepotism. |
| Sources | Register of Trained Nurses 1892; Nursing Directory for 1909; RBNA Roll of Members 1909 and Register of Nurses (RBNA 4/1) - Royal British Nurses' Association Records, King's College London Archives 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census Nursing Record, Vol. 22, Feb 1899; Vol 56 May 1917; Vol. 69 April, May June 1923 UCH website - Details of UCLH Nurses League Dora Finch and Barbara Yule Benevolent Trust Fund. Accessed August 2012. |