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Bell, Jane (1873 - 1959)

OBE

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Nurse

Born: 16 March 1873 Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Died: 6 August 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Jane Bell was lady superintendent of Melbourne Hospital 1910-34. She made many innovations, including replacement of male orderlies by sisters in the operating theatres; the appointment of tutor-sisters to instruct trainees and of a house-sister to supervise the nurses' quarters; the introduction of a six-week preliminary course; and pay for trainee-nurses.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1898 Nursing Certificate completed at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
1898 - 1903 Various staff appointments
1903 - 1904 Matron at Bundaberg Hospital, Queensland
1904 - 1906 Matron at Brisbane General Hospital
1906 - 1907 Midwifery training at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London
1907 - 1910 Senior Assistant Superintendent of Nurses at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
1910 - 1934 Lady Superintendent of Melbourne Hospital
1913 - 1915 Australian Army Nursing Service
1924 - 1950 Member of the Nurses' Board
1931 - 1934 President of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing
1938 - 1946 President of the Royal Victorian College of Nursing
1944 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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Published Sources

'Bell, Jane (1873-1959), Biographical Entry', in Australian Women's Archives Project, National Foundation for Australian Women, 2002, http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0098b.htm.

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 15 September 2004

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