nursing officer

noun

1. (in Britain) the official name for matron

Example Sentences

Married with two children, she spent over 35 years in the NHS, becoming the youngest-ever chief nursing officer for England in 1999.

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Sally Roberts, chief nursing officer and deputy chief executive officer for NHS Black Country ICB said: "Every stillbirth is a devastating loss, our thoughts are with the families who have experienced such unimaginable grief."

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"For busy families, it can be hard to fit everything in, but parents will now be able to pop into a pharmacy in their local high street or supermarket to get their little ones protected ahead of winter, when bugs tend to circulate," said Duncan Burton, chief nursing officer for England.

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Group nursing officer Emma Nunez said: "It's obviously very dependent on our current workforce and the vacancies and the sickness absences we've got at the minute, so it's hard to put a time limit on that."

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It said the chief nursing officer had commissioned the PHA to work in partnership with the Education Authority and other organisations to undertake a comprehensive needs assessment.

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