Mary Uprichard

Dame Mary Elizabeth Uprichard, DBE, FRCM (born March 1938) is a British nursing, midwifery and health care activist. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1998.

She lives in Moira, County Down.

Positions

 * First President of the UKCC
 * Vice-President of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
 * Chairwoman of the Nurses' Professional Conduct Committee
 * Lay Secretary (until 2011) on the Board of Governors of Methodist College, Belfast

Publications

 * The Evolution of Midwifery Training (Midwives Chronicle: January 1987;)
 * Myles textbook for midwives, Myles, Bennett, Brown & Uprichard (eds), (Churchill Livingstone Publishing, 1993; ISBN 0-443-06392-3)

Legacies

 * Dame Mary Uprichard Prize for Excellence in Midwifery Studies (Queen's University Belfast)
 * Dame Mary Uprichard Annual Lecture