| Pat AshworthSRN, SCM, FRCN, FFNRCSI | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 (1930) |
| Died | 26 January 2023(2023-01-26) (aged 92–93) Portstewart, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
Pat Ashworth SRN, SCM, FRCN, FFNRCSI (1930 – 26 January 2023) was a British nursing sister who specialised in intensive care.
Ashworth qualified at Kent County Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Jessop Hospital and Nether Edge Hospital.
Ashworth worked in a number of nursing roles until 1973, then a Department of Health and Social Security fellowship until 1976, followed by a joint clinical/academic post at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the University of Manchester until 1979.
Ashworth was Manchester's research programme manager at their WHO collaborating centre for nursing from 1979 to 1985; then a senior lecturer in nursing at the University of Ulster from 1985 to 1990.
Ashworth served as founding editor of the journal Intensive Care Nursing (later Intensive and Critical Care Nursing [Wikidata]) from 1985 to 2000.
In 1979 she was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing.
Ashworth died in Portstewart, Northern Ireland on 26 January 2023.
References
- ^ Lois Reynolds; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2011). History of British Intensive Care, c. 1950–c. 2000. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-0-902238-75-6. Wikidata Q29581786.
- Mathieson, Alex (February 2001). "A tribute to Pat Ashworth, founding Editor of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing". Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 17 (1): 3–5. doi:10.1054/iccn.2000.1554.
- "RCN Archive Catalogue". rcn.epexio.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- "Obituary – Pat Ashworth (1930- 2023)". BACCN. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
External links
- Pat Ashworth on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website
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