Lisbeth Hockey | |
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Born | 1918 |
Died | 2004 |
Occupation | nurse educator |
Employer | University of Edinburgh |
Lisbeth Hockey OBE FRCN (17 October 1918 – 16 June 2004) was an Austrian-born British nurse and researcher. She was the first director of the Nursing Research Unit in Edinburgh. She was awarded a PhD for research in nursing, one of the first people to do so.
Lisbeth Hochsinger was born on 17 October 1918 in Graz, Austria. [1] In 1936 she began studying medicine at the University of Graz where she completed three years of the course before being sent away from the threatening political situation in Hitler's Germany. [2] [3] She was unaware that her family had some Jewish ancestry, but later both her parents were taken to concentration camps where they died. [4] [5] With assistance from the Society of Friends, Hochsinger arrived in England in 1938 and went to Devon to stay with a brigadier and his wife. [1] [4] She first worked as a governess for their children and learned sufficient English to start nursing training in London. [5]
In 1939 she was accepted to do her general nurse training at The London Hospital. [6] She left the London Hospital on account of a new rule that stopped non-British subjects from nursing people who could be prisoners of war. [4] She was allowed to train at Coppetts Wood Hospital in Muswell Hill and she qualified as a fever nurse in 1943. [4] [7] She then went to the Peace Memorial Hospital in Watford, completing her general nursing training in 1945. [6] She changed her name to Hockey in 1949. [8] She went to the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton and studied for her Midwifery Part 1. [9] For the second part of her midwifery training she chose to go to Essex where she would spend time in the district. [4] In 1950 she gained a health visitor qualification from Battersea Polytechnic. [10]
In 1965, she began working at the Queen's Institute of District Nursing in London, first as a tutor and then as a research officer. [3] In 1970 she gained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of London. [11]
In October 1971, Hockey was appointed the first director of the Nursing Research Unit in Edinburgh. [12] It was the first nursing research unit at a British University. [5] She completed a PhD in 1979, an uncommon achievement. [13] Her PhD was awarded by City University, London and although her thesis was not published, A Study of District Nursing: the development and progression of a long term research programme provided an early description of the responsibilities involved. [14]: 3
Although retired, she remained active in the nursing world. [13] The last year of her life was spent in a nursing home. [15] She died in Edinburgh on 16 June 2004. [1]
She was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours. [16] [17]
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) made her a fellow in 1980. [3] She was made an honorary fellow by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in 1982, the first nurse to be honoured this way. [18] It would be more than twenty years before another nurse was given this same honour. [19] She was proud of this honour, having always intended to care for the whole person. [3] [4] In 1987 she was made an Honorary Member of the Austrian Nursing Association. [20]
In 2000 she received the Gold Medal of Honour from the Queen's Nursing Institute, only the fourth person to receive this honour. [21]
She was bestowed with honorary degrees from the University of Alberta in 1980, [22] University of Uppsala in 1985 [23] and the Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh in 1995. [5]
Lisbeth Hockey | |
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Born | 1918 |
Died | 2004 |
Occupation | nurse educator |
Employer | University of Edinburgh |
Lisbeth Hockey OBE FRCN (17 October 1918 – 16 June 2004) was an Austrian-born British nurse and researcher. She was the first director of the Nursing Research Unit in Edinburgh. She was awarded a PhD for research in nursing, one of the first people to do so.
Lisbeth Hochsinger was born on 17 October 1918 in Graz, Austria. [1] In 1936 she began studying medicine at the University of Graz where she completed three years of the course before being sent away from the threatening political situation in Hitler's Germany. [2] [3] She was unaware that her family had some Jewish ancestry, but later both her parents were taken to concentration camps where they died. [4] [5] With assistance from the Society of Friends, Hochsinger arrived in England in 1938 and went to Devon to stay with a brigadier and his wife. [1] [4] She first worked as a governess for their children and learned sufficient English to start nursing training in London. [5]
In 1939 she was accepted to do her general nurse training at The London Hospital. [6] She left the London Hospital on account of a new rule that stopped non-British subjects from nursing people who could be prisoners of war. [4] She was allowed to train at Coppetts Wood Hospital in Muswell Hill and she qualified as a fever nurse in 1943. [4] [7] She then went to the Peace Memorial Hospital in Watford, completing her general nursing training in 1945. [6] She changed her name to Hockey in 1949. [8] She went to the North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton and studied for her Midwifery Part 1. [9] For the second part of her midwifery training she chose to go to Essex where she would spend time in the district. [4] In 1950 she gained a health visitor qualification from Battersea Polytechnic. [10]
In 1965, she began working at the Queen's Institute of District Nursing in London, first as a tutor and then as a research officer. [3] In 1970 she gained a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of London. [11]
In October 1971, Hockey was appointed the first director of the Nursing Research Unit in Edinburgh. [12] It was the first nursing research unit at a British University. [5] She completed a PhD in 1979, an uncommon achievement. [13] Her PhD was awarded by City University, London and although her thesis was not published, A Study of District Nursing: the development and progression of a long term research programme provided an early description of the responsibilities involved. [14]: 3
Although retired, she remained active in the nursing world. [13] The last year of her life was spent in a nursing home. [15] She died in Edinburgh on 16 June 2004. [1]
She was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1979 Birthday Honours. [16] [17]
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) made her a fellow in 1980. [3] She was made an honorary fellow by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in 1982, the first nurse to be honoured this way. [18] It would be more than twenty years before another nurse was given this same honour. [19] She was proud of this honour, having always intended to care for the whole person. [3] [4] In 1987 she was made an Honorary Member of the Austrian Nursing Association. [20]
In 2000 she received the Gold Medal of Honour from the Queen's Nursing Institute, only the fourth person to receive this honour. [21]
She was bestowed with honorary degrees from the University of Alberta in 1980, [22] University of Uppsala in 1985 [23] and the Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh in 1995. [5]