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nursing officer

British

noun

(in Britain) the official name for matron

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Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, praised the progress being made on reducing waits, pointing out this had happened during a period when the NHS had to cope with strikes by resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors.

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An alleged comment made by Scotland's former chief nursing officer about families affected by a hospital infection scandal being offered a trip to Disneyland has been described as "shameful" in parliament.

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Prof McQueen, who advised ministers on nursing, midwifery, and associated areas of healthcare, retired as chief nursing officer in March 2021.

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Previously England's chief nursing officer, Dame Sarah had started the day as Bishop of London, a post she had held since 2018.

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There had been "difficult moments" in the Church as a woman, Dame Sarah acknowledged, just as she experienced in the NHS and in government - in her position as chief nursing officer for England.

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