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Princess Anne unveils plaque for UK's first female neurosurgeon - BBC News

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Princess Anne unveils plaque at the Walton Centre for the UK's first female neurosurgeon, Diana Beck

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The Princess Royal visited the Walton Centre in Liverpool to unveil a plaque and rename a theatre department in honour of Diana Beck, the UK's first female neurosurgeon. The visit also marked the 70th anniversary of Beck's death in 1956 and celebrated the hospital's 1000th thrombectomy procedure for stroke patients.

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  • Princess Anne visited the Walton Centre in Liverpool to unveil a plaque honouring Diana Beck, the UK's first female neurosurgeon.
  • The Walton Centre also renamed its theatre department to The Beck Theatre Department.
  • Diana Beck, born in Chester in 1902, famously performed lifesaving brain surgery on Winnie-the-Pooh author A A Milne in 1952.
  • Beck became the first woman appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon at a London teaching hospital in 1947.
  • The Princess Royal's visit additionally marked the 1000th thrombectomy procedure performed at the specialist neurosciences hospital.
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