Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff
Jean Kennedy McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff, FRCN, MCSP ( born April 1, 1926 in Cardiff, Wales; † 13 May 2012) was a British nurse, politician and Life Peeress.
Life and career
Education and academic career
Jean McFarlane was in Cardiff, was born as the youngest of five children. Her parents were Welsh. She attended Howell 's School in Llandaff. She graduated at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London training as a nurse and midwife, with an additional qualification as a health nurse (health visitor ). After completing her training, she initially returned to Wales, where she worked as a health sister six years. Later, she had a successful career in the education of nurses and in the administration of various higher education institutions.
Beginning of 1960, she acquired the qualification for the training of nurses ( Nurse Tutor ). In the 1960s, she headed the Royal College of Nursing 's research program Study of Nursing Care Between 1969 and 1971 she was the Director of Education (Director of Education) at the Institute of Advanced Nursing Education in London. At the Royal College of Nursing she was among the small group of faculty members, the Association for Integrated and Degree Courses in Nursing formed. Their goal was to establish an academic education for nurses. So it was one of the pioneers of modern nursing and in the training of nurses and caregivers. In the absence of a university degree for nurses McFarlane earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology at Bedford College in London and a master's degree in Industrial Engineering ( Manpower Studies) at Birkbeck College.
From 1971 to 1973 she was a university lecturer ( Senior Lecturer ) of Nursing at the Institute of Social Medicine ( Department of Social and Preventive Medicine ) of the University of Manchester. When the Institute of Nursing ( Department of Nursing ) it was 1973-1974 Lecturer ( Senior Lecturer ) and head ( Head ).
In 1974, she was the owner of the first chair of nursing at an English university at the University of Manchester. This she held until 1989. She developed a four-year college degree program for nursing and built the first Institute of Nursing on. The university degree should qualify nurses both for use in hospitals, as well as in ambulatory nursing as community nurses ( district nurse ).
Even after the end of their university career, she was still active; she held guest lectures and presentations. 1990 McFarlane gave a lecture titled The study of nursing care at the Royal College of Nursing.
McFarlane was the author of several books and publications, particularly important here A Guide to the Practice of Nursing Using the Nursing Process in 1982.
Offices and Memberships
From 1976 to 1979 she was a member of the Royal Commission on the National Health Service, whose chairman was Sir Alec Merrison. From 1980 to 1983 she was president ( chairman ) of the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
McFarlane was from 1983 to 1988 a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1990 to 1994 member of the General Synod of the Church of England. From 1993 to 1997 she was a member of the General Synod Review of synodical Government Group. At St Martin's College, University of Lancaster she was Director ( Governor ) By 1994 until 1997. Since 1996, she was patron ( patron ) of the Dixie Grammar School in Market Bosworth.
Membership in the House of Lords
McFarlane was appointed on 30 July 1979 for Life Peeress as Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff, Llandaff in the County of of South Glamorgan. This appointment was made in the Queen 's Birthday Honours List in recognition of their contributions in the field of health care and nursing. McFarlane sat in the House of Lords as a cross Bencher. On 20 November 1979 its official launch took place in the upper house with the support of Audrey Hylton -Foster, Baroness Hylton -Foster and Asa Briggs. Your inauguration, she held there on 23 June 1980.
As their political interests she called on the website of the House Health and education policy. She was one of four special committees ( Select Committees ) of the Upper House. Most recently, she took part in a vote on 10 July 2003. She got in on 10 October 2005 last to speak.
In the period from the late 1990s, the number of meeting days on which McFarlane participated declined significantly. From the session 2006/2007 it was completely absent.
Honors
McFarlane 1997 Fellow of Birkbeck College. She was winner of several honorary doctorates. In 1981, she became Doctor of Science ( Hon DSc ) from the University of Ulster. She was honored in 1983 with a Doctor of Education ( Hon DED) of the Council for National Academic Awards. In 1990 she became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In the same year she was awarded an honorary degree in medicine ( MD Honorary ), University of Liverpool. The University of Manchester honored her in 1998 with a Doctor of Laws ( Hon LLD), as well as McFarlane in 1995 was awarded a Doctor of Letters ( Hon Dlitt ) of the University of Glamorgan.
In addition to the office of Vice -President ( Vice - President) of the League of Nurses of St Bartholomew's Hospital, she was a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and member of the Trusteeship Council ( Trustee ) of numerous charities. In 2005 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Journal of Nursing.
In 2009, a new building of the University of Manchester, which was inaugurated Jean McFarlane Building in her honor. At the event, however, McFarlane could not attend himself and was represented by relatives.
Personal and death
She took in 2005 at the funeral of Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange part.
McFarlane died on 13 May 2012 at the age of 86 years. 14 May 2012 Frances D' Souza, Baroness D' Souza was the demise McFarlane officially announced in the House of Lords.
Publications
- The Proper Study of the Nurse, Royal College of Nursing, 1970, ISBN 978-0-902606-30-2
- The Practice of Nursing Using the Nursing Process, Mosby, 1982, ISBN 978-0-8016-3278-5