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{{Short description|British nurse and hospital matron}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Theodora Turner
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|08|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Congleton]], Cheshire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|08|24|1907|08|05|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Wantage]], Oxfordshire
| occupation = [[nurse]], [[matron]]
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
'''Theodora Turner''',
== Early years and education ==
▲'''Theodora Turner, [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]''' (born 5 August 1907, [[Congleton]], [[Cheshire]] – died 24 August 1999, [[Wantage]], [[Oxfordshire]]) was a British nurse and hospital matron.
Theodora Turner was born on 5 August 1907 in [[Congleton]], [[Cheshire]], one of five children. Her father later became Conservative Party agent in Salisbury where she attended the [[Godolphin School]], [[Salisbury]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hancock |first=Christine |date=1999-09-30 |title=Theodora Turner |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/sep/30/guardianobituaries |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
== Second World War ==
When war broke out in 1939 Turner joined the [[Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service]] (QARANC), was mobilised at Congleton.<ref name=":2" /> She served on a hospital ship and was present during the evacuation from [[Dunkirk evacuation|Dunkirk]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Pearson |first=Elizabeth |date=27 August 1965 |title="Miss Turner of St. Thomas's." . |journal=Nursing Times |pages=1181 |via=Royal College of Nursing Historical Journals Collection}}</ref> In 1942 she was posted to the [[56th Division (United Kingdom)|56th Division]] and served in [[Iran]], [[Egypt]] and [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]].<ref name=":3" /> She then served in a Neurological unit in [[Bari]], Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal College of Nursing Oral History Collection |url=https://archives.rcn.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=T/32 |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=archives.rcn.org.uk}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |date=7 September 1999 |title="Theodora Turner. Obituary" |journal=The Times |pages=21}}</ref> Turner was awarded Associate of the [[Royal Red Cross]] in recognition of her distinguished service in Italy.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |date=September 1944 |title="Royal Red Cross." |journal=The Nursing Record |volume=92 |issue=2114 |pages=98}}</ref>
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On her return to civilian life she took up post as administrative sister at St Thomas' Hospital before her appointment as matron of [[Liverpool]]'s [[Liverpool Royal Infirmary|Royal Infirmary]] in 1948.<ref name=":0" /> Turner left in 1953 to care for her elderly parents and took up post of Principal of the [[Royal College of Nursing]]'s Education Centre in [[Birmingham]].<ref name=":3" />
Theodora Turner died at [[Wantage]], [[Oxfordshire]], aged 92, from undisclosed causes.▼
Turner was appointed matron of St Thomas' Hospital and superintendent of the [[Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery|Florence Nightingale School of Nursing]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=15 July 1955 |title="Topical Notes. St Thomas' Hospital " |journal=Nursing Times |volume=51 |pages=774 |via=Royal College of Nursing Historical Journals Collection}}</ref> She retired in 1965, having contributed to the post-war rebuilding of the hospital and introduced many innovations in nurse education.<ref name=":3" /> Turner was an active member of the Nightingale Fellowship (the organisation open to all nurses who trained at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing).<ref name=":3" />
==Curriculum vitae==▼
* Education Officer, Education Centre, [[Royal College of Nursing]], Birmingham, 1953-55 ▼
* Matron, St Thomas' Hospital and Superintendent, [[Nightingale Training School]], 1955-65 ▼
* President, [[Royal College of Nursing]], 1966-68 ▼
Turner was an active member of the Royal College of Nursing and elected member of Council (1950–53).<ref>{{Cite journal |date=26 September 1953 |title="Topical Notes. " |journal=Nursing Times |volume=49 |pages=962 |via=Royal College of Nursing Historical Journal Collection}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> She was a [[Royal College of Nursing]] representative on the [[Joint Industrial Council|Whitley Council]] which negotiated nurses' salaries.<ref name=":0" /> After retiring, she became president of the RCN (1966-1968).<ref name=":0" /> She later relocated to Scotland, where she served on the Argyll and Clyde Health Board.<ref name=":1" />
== Awards ==
[[Royal Red Cross|ARRC]] 1944<ref name=":4" />
[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] 1960<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 1960 |title=United Kingdom: "No. 42231" |work=The London Gazette (Supplement) |pages=8889–8922}}</ref>
== Death ==
▲Theodora Turner died at [[Wantage]], [[Oxfordshire]], aged 92, from
▲== Curriculum vitae ==
* [[Royal Red Cross|ARRC]], 1944
== References ==
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