Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
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| Royal Naval Nursing Service | |
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| Active | 1884 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | HM The Queen |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | Nursing |
| Role | Medicine |
| Website | www.qarnns.co.uk |
| Commanders | |
| Head of the Naval Nursing Service | Captain Steven J. Spencer |
| Patron | HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, LG, GCVO |
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Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) is the nursing branch of the British Royal Navy. The Service unit works alongside the Royal Navy Medical Branch.
As of 1 January 2006, according to former Ministry of Defence junior minister Don Touhig, the QARNNS had a total strength of 90 Nursing Officers and 200 Naval Nurses (ratings) out of a requirement of 330.[1]
The Navy List (2006) listed 92 QARNNS Officers, of whom two were captains (including one DNNS/Matron-in-Chief), seven commanders, 19 lieutenant-commanders, 60 lieutenants and four sub-lieutenants. The Navy List (1981) listed 146 QARNNS Officers, of whom one held the rank of Matron-in-Chief, two were Principal Matrons, four Matrons, 32 Superintending Sisters, 89 Senior Nursing Sisters and 13 Nursing Sisters; five of the 145 QARNNS Officers were non-nursing officers: two Senior Clerical and Quarters Officers and three Clerical and Quarters Officers.
Contents
1 History
2 Ranks
3 List of Head Sisters-in-Chief/Matrons-in-Chief/Directors of Naval Nursing Services QARNNS
3.1 Head Sister-in-Chief, Naval Nursing Service
3.2 Matron-in-Chief, Naval Nursing Service
3.3 Director Naval Nursing Service
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
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In 1883, a committee determined that improvements were needed in medical and nursing care in the Royal Navy. As such, in 1884, a uniformed Naval Nursing Service was introduced, staffed by trained nurses. These nurses served on shore, initially at Haslar and Plymouth.[2]
In 1902, Alexandra of Denmark, the queen consort of Edward VII of the United Kingdom, became President of the Nursing Staff; in her honour, the Naval Nursing service was renamed Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service.[2]
Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve was established on 13 October 1910.[3]
In 1914, with the outbreak of the First World War, QARNNS was significantly expanded, with many volunteers from the British Red Cross and civilian hospitals; similarly, during the Second World War, many volunteer QARNNS nurses were deployed overseas.
In 1949 a nursing branch of the Women's Royal Naval Service was formed; however, in 1960 these nurses were integrated into QARNNS, creating a single nursing service. In 1982 an integrated service was formed, allowing men to serve as nurses in QARNNS.[2] The first man to join was Senior Nursing Officer Rajendrasen Purusrum, who was commissioned on 1 March 1983.
Although fully affiliated to the Royal Navy from 1977, QARNNS was technically a separate service until 31 March 2000, when it officially became part of the Royal Navy.
Queen Alexandra was President until her death in 1925. The following year she was succeeded by Queen Mary. Princess Alexandra became Patron in 1955.
Ranks[edit]
Initially there were only two ranks: Nursing Sister and Head Sister. In 1911 the intermediate rank of Superintending Sister was introduced.[4] There was no overall head of the service until the introduction of the rank of Head Sister-in-Chief on 1 August 1927. By 1937 Head Sister and Head Sister-in-Chief had been renamed Matron and Matron-in-Chief.
The ranking system changed during the Second World War.
| QARNNS rank | Equivalent RN rank |
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| Nursing Sister | Lieutenant |
| Senior Nursing Sister | Lieutenant |
| Superintending Sister | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Matron | Lieutenant-Commander/Commander[5] |
| Principal Matron | Commander/Captain[6] |
| Matron-in-Chief | Commodore |
Ratings, known as Naval Nurses, were introduced in 1960, with the integration of the WRNS nurses. Their ranking system was similar to that of Royal Navy ratings.
In 1982, in preparation for the introduction of male officers, the Nursing Officers' ranking system was changed.
| QARNNS rank | Equivalent RN rank |
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| Nursing Officer | Sub-Lieutenant |
| Senior Nursing Officer | Lieutenant |
| Superintending Nursing Officer | Lieutenant-Commander |
| Chief Nursing Officer | Commander |
| Principal Nursing Officer | Captain |
| Matron-in-Chief | Commodore |
In 1995 the QARNNS adopted Royal Navy ranks, although the head of the Nursing Service was no longer a one-star equivalent, the senior Captain of the QARNNS was appointed Director Naval Nursing Service (DNNS) and styled with the historic post of Matron-in-Chief.
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Margaret Keenan, 1927–1929
Mildred Hughes, 1929–1934
Catherine Renwick, 1934–1937
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- B. M. Martin, 1937–1940
Annabella Ralph, 1940–1941- Dame Doris Beale, 1941–1944
- Dame Matilda Goodrich, 1944–1947
Olga Franklin, 1947–1950
Jeannie Gillanders, 1950–1953
Kathleen Chapman, 1953–1956
Barbara Nockolds, 1956–1959
Helen Moore, 1959–1962
Joan Woodgate, 1962–1966
Mary Fetherston-Dilke, 1966–1970
Christina Thompson, 1970–1973
Cynthia Cooke, 1973–1976
Patricia Gould, 1976–1980
Margaret Collins, 1980–1983
Jean Robertson, 1983–1986
Eileen Northway, 1986–1990
Jane Titley, 1990–1994- Captain Claire Taylor, 1994–1995
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- Captain Claire Taylor, 1995–1996
- Captain Patricia Hambling, 1996–2000
- Captain Michael Bowen, 2000–2003
- Captain Lynne Gibbon, 2003–2008
- Captain Helen Allkins, 2008–2011
- Captain Inga Kennedy, 2011–2015[7]
- Captain Steven J. Spencer, 2015–[8][9]
See also[edit]
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
- Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
- Royal Navy Medical Branch
References[edit]
^ Don Touhig (16 March 2006). "Nurses". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col. 2436W..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc "Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007.
^ "Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Reserve". The Times. 4 January 1911.
^ "The Medical Service of the Navy". The Times. 28 June 1911.
^ Lieutenant-Commander until 1976, Commander thereafter.
^ Commander until 1976, Captain thereafter.
^ "Former Matrons in Chief". QARNNS. 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "Head of Naval Nursing Service". QARNNS. 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^ "The Navy List 2014" (PDF). Royal Navy. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Ratings Association
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