 He served as chairman of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales between 1922 and 1926, and was a member of the council of Bedford College, University of London, at the time a college for women.Between 1921 and 1929 he was chairman of the governors of the Old Vic and wrote for theatre's magazine.In 1929 he delivered the annual Harveian Oration to the Royal College of Physicians.