St Leonard's Hospital is a hospital in

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, London.

History

The hospital was founded as the infirmary for the St Leonard’s Shoreditch Workhouse in 1777. It was known as St Leonard's Infirmary. The workhouse was rebuilt between 1863 and 1866 and the infirmary was rebuilt in 1872. It had become known as St Leonard's Hospital by 1920 and came under the management of

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in 1930. It was the first hospital to receive casualties during

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and then joined the

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in 1948. Although the hospital was the subject of a workers’ occupation aiming to keep the hospital open in July 1984, it ceased to operate a general hospital later that year. Nevertheless the building continues to provide services on behalf of

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Notable staff

* Joanna (also known as Joan) Inglis, (1863–1958), Matron 1902- until at least 1928.Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons'? A study of Eva Lückes's influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022) Inglis trained at

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under Matron

Eva Luckes Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (8 July 1854 – 16 February 1919) was matron of the London Hospital from 1880 to 1919. Early life Eva Charlotte Ellis Luckes (she spelled her name Lückes with the umlaut until World War I)Rogers, Sarah (2022). ...

between 1892-1894. After her training she worked as a staff nurse before moving on for promotion. She was a member of the County and County Borough Matrons Association, and also Treasurer of the

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Infirmary Matrons Association. During her time as matron, Inglis significantly improved nursing and nurse training at the hospital and thereby contributed to the professionalisation of

Nursing. *

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served as Assistant Matron at the hospital from 1903 to 1906. Cavell had also trained at

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History

Notable staff

See also

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