She was Matron-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Nursing Service from 1930 to 1938, and worked at the Ministry of Health during and immediately after the Second World War.
[2][3] As Chief Nursing Officer from 1941 to 1948, she was actively involved in the plans for the new National Health Service (NHS).
[5] In this role she visited a number of countries by invitation to attend nursing conferences as well as exchange ideas with colleagues.
Iraq, India, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.
[7] In the 1935 King's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).