Career
She was succeeded by Kathleen Raven. Born in Burton-on-Trent, Cockayne decided to become a nurse due to her own experiences with ill health, such as smallpox and scarlatina. She was trained in Plymouth and Sheffield.
In 1954 she chaired the World Health Organisation"s Expert Committee on Nursing.
Dame Elizabeth Cockayne died at Rushett Cottage, Littleheath Lane, Cobham, Surrey on 4 July 1988.
