Dora Finch
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| Born | 1877 Blackheath, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1943 (aged 65–66) |
| Occupations | British Nurse and Matron |
| Honours | Royal Red Cross |
Dora Finch, RRC, (1877–1943)[1] was a British nurse. She served as matron of the central London teaching hospital University College Hospital for 21 years[2] and was prominent in the development of the nursing profession in the UK.
Finch was born in Blackheath, Kent to Louisa and Robert Finch (a general practitioner); she was one of seven children.[3]
Finch trained as a nurse first at St Helen's Cottage Hospital, Merseyside (1888-1886) and then at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1888–91) under the matronship of Isla Stewart.[4] She joined the British Nursing Association (founded by Mrs Bedford Fenwick) registering on their roll of nurses as number 331 in 1890.[5] Her first appointment was as night superintendent, the Metropolitan Free Hospital, Kingsland Road before returning to St. Bartholomew's Hospital as sister of St. Luke's Ward.[4] She was known as a much loved sister and a member of the St. Bartholomew's Hospital League of Nurses.[6]