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Isabel Grace Hood Wilson CBE FRCP (6 September 1895 – 8 December 1982) was a Scottish psychiatrist, who was Principal Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health.

Biography

Isabel Grace Hood Wilson was born on 6 September 1895 in Lasswade, Scotland. Her parents were Susan Charlotte Sandeman and George Robert Wilson, a physician and psychiatrist. She studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 1921 with an MB ChB, and MD in 1926.

In 1931, Wilson was appointed as a Commissioner of The Board of Control, holding the position until 1948. From 1949 to 1960 she was a Senior Commissioner, after which the Board was abolished and her position was changed to the Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.

She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1947.

Awards and honours

She received a CBE in the 1961 New Year Honours for services as Medical Senior Commissioner at the Board of Control.

References

1. Wlr (May 1983). "Isabel Grace Hood Wilson, CBE". Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. 7 (5): 98–99. doi:10.1192/S014007890000852X. ISSN 0140-0789.
2. ^ "Munks Roll Details for Isabel Grace Hood Wilson". Munks Roll. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
3. "The Board of Control". The Times. 7 February 1931. p. 12.
4. "Medical New Year Honours". British Medical Journal. 1 (5218): 47. 7 January 1961. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5218.47. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 1952753.

• 1895 births
• 1982 deaths
• Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
• Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians
• British women medical doctors
• Chief Medical Officers for England
• British women psychiatrists
• Scottish women medical doctors
• Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
• Scottish psychiatrists