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NEWSOBITUARYMiss Doreen McCullough OBEIt is with sadness that we report onthe death of Doreen McCullough.Miss Doreen McCullough wasborn in Lurgan in 1920. In the1930s the family moved to Bangorwhere she lived for the rest of herlife. Always modest, friendly andapproachable she became oneof the best known and successfulnurses in Northern Ireland.Due to the outbreak of the SecondWorld War her entry to nursetraining was postponed andshe was 25 before commencingtraining at the Royal VictoriaHospital, qualifying in 1948.Following the introduction ofthe National Health Serviceshe recalled the increase ofattendances at the hospital bypeople who earlier had not beenable to afford a doctor. MissMcCullough’s nursing skills wererecognised in 1950 when she waspromoted to sister in the surgicalprofessional unit.Always recognising the great valueof wider experience in nursing,she went in 1957 to the WesternGeneral Hospital in Edinburgh tostudy midwifery. Further wideningof her career occurred on herappointment as Assistant Matronat St George’s Hospital, London.Miss McCullough returned to theMatron’s office at the Royal VictoriaHospital in 1965 where she putinto practice what she had learnedat St George’s and undertook awork study with the senior nurseMiss McCullough pictured with nursing studentstutor to prove the correlation ofeducation and service was crucialto nurse training.In 1968 Miss McCullough wasappointed Matron of LurganHospital and was involved withthe Commissioning Team of thenew hospital in Craigavon. Sheheld the appointment of ChiefAdministrative Nursing Officer ofthe Southern Health and SocialServices Board and ensured theintegration of all the hospitals inthe Board with the central Schoolof Nursing at Craigavon. In 1973,following the reorganisationof the health service, she wasinvited by the then Chief NursingOfficer, Miss Mona Grey, to applyfor a nursing officer post in theDepartment of Health, to which shewas appointed. Miss McCulloughbecame the Chief Nursing Officerwhen Miss Grey retired.Following retirement in 1981,she became involved with AgeConcern North Down and servedfor many years on the managementcommittee. She was instrumentalin introducing early morning checkupcalls to those who lived alone.In 1981 Miss McCullough wasawarded an OBE.Miss McCullough celebrated her90th birthday on 28 November2010 and passed away peacefullyon 22 December 2010 atSeaview Private Nursing Home,Ballyholme.22
N.I. Obstetric Ultrasound ForumCommittee – First Scientific DayThe Northern Ireland Obstetric Ultrasound Forum(NIOUF) was set up at the beginning of 2010 as amulti-disciplinary group for health professionalsincluding ultrasonographers, radiographers,obstetricians, midwives and nurses who are involvedin obstetric ultrasound.NIOUF aims to improve the client/patient experience;provide a support and communication network;and a regional resource through the sharing ofknowledge, expertise, service development, andinnovation. It also hopes to develop and maintainlinks with Obstetric Ultrasound networks throughoutIreland and the UK. NIOUF’s first year was very busyand successful. The inaugural meeting was heldJune 2010 and due to interest the venue had to bechanged to accommodate the numbers! Speakersincluded Professor Alan Cameron (The Ian DonaldFetal Medicine Unit), Professor Basky Thilaganathan(St Georges University Hospital, London), ProfessorFionnuala McAuliffe (University College, Dublin)and Professor Jim Dornan (Royal Jubilee MaternityHospital, Belfast).The first Annual Scientific day on Saturday 20thNovember 2010 was a huge success with over 120delegates attending. Keynote speaker was Dr TrishChudleigh from Addenbrookes who spoke in detailabout the National Screening Committee’s 18 to20+6 weeks gestation fetal anomaly scan standardsThe Northern Ireland Obstetric Ultrasound ForumCommittee and Dr Trish Chudleigh (5 from right) atNIOUF’s First Scientific Day.and menu. Dr Frank Casey, a paediatric cardiologist,provided a live fetal cardiac scanning symposiumwhilst the regional cleft lip and palate team led byMr Chris Hill, covered USS diagnosis, subsequentmanagement and surgery. A ‘Spot Diagnosis’presentation, and sirenomelia and sextuplet casestudies ensured variation and a prize was presentedfor the best poster. Delegate evaluation was extremelypositive. The NIOUF committee is now organising itsspring event to be held in early April and developingan interactive website for all NIOUF members. Detailsabout both will be advertised throughout the Trusts!The official launch of the document “DeliveringExcellence:Supporting Recovery” took place on28th October 2010 at Magee Campus, Universityof Ulster, Londonderry.The development of this document was featuredin the November 2010 edition of CNO News andcopies can be obtained from the Department’swebsite.L to R: Martin Bradley, CNO; Professor OwenBarr, Head of School of Nursing, University ofUlster; Maurice Devine, Nursing Officer; DeirdreWebb, Public Health Agency23
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