Farewell to NHS pioneer June

Nurse rose through the ranks after joining health service as it began

Written By: 

Professor Gus John

IN THE YEAR that we are marking the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, we mourn the passing of one of its early pioneers, Kofoworolla June Esme Baden-Semper, who died on October 3, 2018.

June, as she was fondly known, was born in La Brea, south Trinidad, on November 20, 1933, the eldest of eight children. ‘Kofoworolla’ is a Yoruba name meaning ‘wealthy in all ways’.

Aged 19, she left Trinidad and Tobago for England to begin what blossomed into an illustrious career in nursing and hospital administration.

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