Nola Ishmael

Nola Ishmael OBE (born 1943) is a Barbadian nurse who became the first black or minority ethnic director of nursing in London.[1][2][3][4][5]

She was appointed OBE in the 2000 birthday honours list.[6]

A portrait of Ishmael, a 2006 photograph by Julia Fullerton-Batten, is held in the National Portrait Gallery.[7]

  1. ^ "Health hero is rewarded". Yellow Advertiser. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Kramer, Ann (2006). Many Rivers to Cross: Caribbean People in the NHS 1948-69. The Stationery Office. p. 34. ISBN 9780113227211. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Dr Nola Ishmael OBE". I Am A Bajan. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Nola Ishmael - first black director of nursing in London and mentor". Nursing Times. March 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Nola Ishmael". Biographies. Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "No. 55879". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 19 June 2000. p. 11. Nola, Mrs. ISHMAEL, Nursing Officer, Department of Health
  7. ^ "Nola Ishmael". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2 February 2018.