Albertine Winner
British physician (1907–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dame Albertine Louisa Winner DBE FRCP FFPH (4 March 1907 – 13 May 1988) was a British physician and medical administrator. After graduating from University College Hospital Medical School, Winner practised at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, the Mothers' Hospital in Clapton, and Maida Vale Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
Dame Albertine Winner DBE | |
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Born | Albertine Louisa Wiener (1907-03-04)4 March 1907 Coulsdon, London, England |
Died | 13 May 1988(1988-05-13) (aged 81) Wimbledon, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Physician and administrator |
Known for | First deputy chief medical officer |
During the Second World War, she enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps, where she later served as the consultant to the Auxiliary Territorial Service. After the war, Winner served in the Department of Health as its first female deputy chief medical officer. In later life, she worked with Cicely Saunders in forming the first modern hospice at St Christopher's Hospice in Sydenham, London. In 1967, Winner was appointed as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE). Winner was also elected as president of the Medical Women's Federation in 1971. She died on 13 May 1988 in London.