Maude Storey
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Maude Storey | |
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| Born | 24 March 1930 Wigan, Greater Manchester, England |
| Died | 29 March 2003 (aged 73) Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Known for | President of the Royal College of Nursing |
Maude Storey, CBE, FRCN (24 March 1930 – 29 March 2003) was a British nurse, nursing administrator and writer, as well as President of the Royal College of Nursing from 1988 to 1990.[1]
Storey was born at Wigan, where she attended the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College, After training in Manchester, she went to London to qualify as a midwife.
She then returned to Wigan and was named clinical instructor at Wigan Infirmary (1959–68) as well as a member of the Wigan Health Authority. After serving as a regional nursing officer for the Mersey Regional Health Authority, she was appointed registrar of the General Nursing Council of England and Wales (1977–1981); she would be the last such registrar, and the first chief executive of its successor, the Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (1981–1987).[1]