Fiona Ferelith Hodgson, Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, (née Allom) is a

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politician and

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Biography

She was educated at senior level at

Queen Anne's School Queen Anne's School is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18, situated in the suburb of Caversham just north of the River Thames and Reading town centre and occupying a campus. There are around 450 pupils. Nearly half a ...

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and

Guildford High School Guildford High School is an independent day school for girls that was founded in 1888. Approximately 1,000 girls between ages 4 to 18 attend the school from Guildford and its surrounding towns and villages. The school comprises a Junior School ...

, Surrey. She was granted a life peerage to join the

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in September 2013. Appointed a

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(CBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours having expertise in quality review and audit in the provision of private healthcare services. the peerage was created on 16 September 2013 taking the title Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, of Abinger in the County of Surrey. She is an Honorary Vice President of the

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and Chair of the Governance Board of the Independent ealthcareSector Complaints Adjudication Service, part of the

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. In 1982 Hodgson married Robin Granville Hodgson, who was created a life peer in 2000.

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