Mary Brydon
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Mary Josephine Brydon, OBE, FRCN, is a British nurse who helped found the Norfolk Allergy Diagnostic and Advisory Service (NADAAS) and undertook a research project which demonstrated that there was a demand by both doctors and the public for this sort of service.
Another research project in 1997 involved a review of 1,000 patients. She discovered that three quarters of patients with asthma also suffer from rhinitis (which they developed first). {{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} In 1992, she joined the management committee of the British Allergy Foundation (now known as Allergy UK) and she has served as a member of the Board of Trustees, is on the Clinical Advisory Board, and is its Vice-President. {{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
Honours and awards
She was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 1998 for her contribution to managing allergy care and development of advanced nursing practice.{{Cite web |title=RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows |url=https://www.rcn.org.uk/About-us/RCN-Fellows-and-Honorary-Fellows |access-date=7 Nov 2022 |website=Royal College of Nursing}}
In 2000 she was awarded the OBE for her contribution and services to allergy{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/793644.stm|title=BBC News {{!}} HEALTH {{!}} Health workers honoured|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2018-06-14}} and published the first book solely dedicated to skin prick testing in clinical practice.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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External links
- [http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/gov/fellows/browse/brydon Mary Brydon profile at RCN website]
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Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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