A new network of matrons would "put the patient at the heart of everything", the head of nursing at Noble's Hospital has said. On 1 May, eight senior matrons took up their roles in a bid to ...

Matrons may do a good job but they are not miracle workers, and you can't clean wards without cleaners. Thanks to the Tories, we now have half the cleaners in the NHS that we had 20 years ago." ...

Modern matrons are at the heart of the city hospital's drive to improve the overall patient experience, ensuring an individual's stay in hospital is made as comfortable as possible.

Community matrons work closely with people with long-term conditions and are well placed to identify the reasons why this group are often readmitted to hospitals Readmission to hospital is an ...

Maternity matrons learn to take care of babies during training classes run by Li Ming Maternity Service Company in Beijing, China. Photo: AP ...

Matrons are to be brought back onto the hospital wards for the first time in 30 years. Health Secretary Alan Milburn announced on Wednesday that 500 matrons - complete with special uniforms and badges ...

When Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union sent its school-bus drivers and matrons out on strike, it claimed to be protecting their jobs. Now that the strike has collapsed, we wonder whether … ...

These maternity matrons have seen their salaries triple or even quintuple over the past decade in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai amid China's economic boom. Due to growing health awareness ...

They will add to the 2,000 matrons already working in NHS hospitals across the country. Matrons returned to the NHS three years ago after an absence of 30 years. They were seen as the most effective ...