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Dame Cicely Mary Saunders, OM, DBE (June 22, 1918 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England – July 14, 2005 at St Christopher's Hospice, South London, England) was a prominent English nurse, physician and writer, involved with many international universities. For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ...
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June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...
Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
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She is best known for her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasizing the importance of palliative care in modern medicine. She was an Anglican by religious conviction. Palliative care is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of the symptoms of a disease or slows its progress rather than providing a cure. ...
Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms or slowing the diseases progress, rather than providing a cure. ...
The term Anglican (from Medieval Latin ecclesia anglicana, meaning the English Church) is used to describe how the people, institutions and churches as well as the liturgical traditions and theological concepts developed by the state established Church of England, the Anglican Communion. ...
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Life and work Saunders was educated at Roedean, St Anne's College, Oxford, St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, and at the Nightingale School of Nursing, qualifying as a nurse in 1944, and then a medical social worker in 1947. Roedean School is an independent girls school in Brighton, England. ...
St Annes College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...
Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ...
A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution or part of such an institution that teaches medicine. ...
The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is a school within Kings College London. ...
Medical Social Work is a sub-discipline of social work. ...
She was an atheist but was converted as a young woman to Christianity. She was active for a while as a Billy Graham evangelist.
She founded ([1]) St. Christopher's Hospice, the world's first purpose-built hospice, in 1967. The hospice was founded on the principles of combining expert pain and symptom relief with holistic care to meet the physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs of its patients and those of their family and friends. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
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Holistic health is a medical philosophy of well-being that considers the physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected and balanced. ...
She also succeeded in engaging the support of Albertine Winner, the deputy chief medical officer at the Ministry of Health at the time. Later, Dame Albertine Winner would become chairwoman of St. Christopher's.
In 1965 Saunders was made an Officer of the British Empire. In 1979 she was further elevated by knighthood to DBE and became known as Dame Cicely Saunders. In 1981 Dame Cicely was awarded the Templeton Prize, the world's richest annual prize awarded to an individual. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...
Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...
The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities was until 2001 awarded for Progress in Religion. ...
In 1989 Dame Cicely was appointed to the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2001 she received the world's largest humanitarian award - the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, worth £700,000 - on behalf of St Christopher's. On April 25, 2005, another ([2]) portrait of her was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery. For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the largest humanitarian award in the world. ...
April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (116th in leap years). ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in St Martins Place, London, England, which opened to the public in 1856. ...
She was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. College building by Denys Lasdun The Royal College of Physicians of London is the oldest medical institution in England was founded in 1518 and is one of the most active of all medical professional organisations. ...
Overview The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is a membership organisation with over 370,000 nurse members in the United Kingdom. ...
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients. ...
She died of cancer at the age of 87 in 2005, at the hospice she herself had founded.
Titles and honours
Shorthand titles - Miss Cicely Saunders (June 22, 1918 – January 1, 1965)
- Miss Cicely Saunders, OBE (January 1, 1965 – December 31, 1979)
- Dame Cicely Saunders, DBE (December 31, 1979 – November 30, 1989)
- Dame Cicely Saunders, OM, DBE (November 30, 1989 – July 14, 2005)
June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 192 days remaining. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...
December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Honours Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire (Military division) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority...
For other Orders see Order of Merit (disambiguation). ...
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