Barbara June Elizabeth Hough
Barbara J. E. Hough, Matron-in-Chief of Wellington Hospital Board, 1969–1974 (courtesy WMHS Archives)
Born Taree, NSW 26 May 1922 — Died Lower Hutt 27 Feb 2008
Trained at Wellington Hospital 1940–43, RN 1943
Staff Nurse & Ward Sister, Hutt Hospital 1943–1945
Maternity training at Alexandra Hospital, Wellington
Plunket training in Wellington
Gained overseas experience 1947–49
Ward Sister, Hutt Hospital 1949
PG Diploma of Nursing 1953
Tutor Sister, Hutt Hospital
Midwifery experience at Hutt & St Helens Hospitals
Nurse Inspector, Department of Health 1958
Nurse Instructor, PG Nursing School, Wellington 1961–62
Two years psychiatric training at Oakley Hospital
Deputy Matron, Wellington Hospital 1964
Matron-in-Chief, Wellington Hospital Board 1969–1974