Liz Shore | |
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Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England | |
In office 1977 –1985 | |
Chief | Henry Yellowlees Donald Acheson |
Succeeded by | Michael Abrams |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Catherine Wrong 19 August 1927 Oxford, England |
Died | 20 February 2022 | (aged 94)
Spouse | Peter Shore |
Relations | Oliver Wrong (brother) Michela Wrong (niece) |
Children | 4 |
Parent | Edward Murray Wrong (father) |
Education | Oxford High School Cheltenham Ladies' College |
Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital |
Occupation | General practitioner, civil servant |
Elizabeth Catherine "Liz" Shore, Lady Shore of Stepney, CB (née Wrong; 19 August 1927 – 20 February 2022) was a British general practitioner and civil servant who served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1985. She introduced measures to encourage women doctors to return to work after having children, and support their promotion within the health service.