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Association Of Hospital Matrons
The Association of Hospital Matrons was a professional organization of hospital matrons in the United Kingdom, founded in 1919. At its meeting on 23 December 1971 it changed its name in to the Association of Nurse Administrators from January 1972. It was officially dissolved on 31 December 1986, and amalgamated with the Royal College of Nursing Association of Nursing Management in January 1987. History The Association of Hospital Matrons began as a rival to the Matrons' Council for Great Britain and Ireland, an organisation founded in 1894 by Isla Stewart and Ethel Gordon Fenwick. By 1919 there was disaffection with Fenwick's approach so Rachael Cox-Davies and Alicia Lloyd Still invited some 50 matrons, resulting in a turn-out of 21 at the founding meeting of the Association at St Thomas’ Hospital on 15 April 1919. Most attendees were matrons from the London teaching hospitals, with representatives from the Royal College of Nursing (Miss Rundle) and the War Office (Miss Ridd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital Matron
Matron is the job title of a very senior or the chief nurse in a hospital in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and other Commonwealth countries and former colonies. Etymology The chief nurse, in other words the person in charge of nursing in a hospital and the head of the nursing staff, is also known as the Chief Nursing officer or Chief Nursing Executive, senior nursing officer, matron, nursing officer, or clinical nurse manager in UK English; the head nurse or director of nursing in US English, and the nursing superintendent or matron in Indian English, among other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. In England, matrons today "have powers over budgets, catering and cleaning as well as being in charge of nurses and doctors" and "have the powers to withhold payments from catering and cleaning services if they don't think they are giving the best service to the National Health Service, NHS." Historically, matrons supervised the hospital as a whole but toda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
