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nursing officer

British

noun

(in Britain) the official name for matron

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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.

From BBC

Prof Maria McIlgorm, chief nursing officer.

From BBC

Former chief nursing officer in Northern Ireland Professor Martin Bradley said there is "nothing very new in all of this".

From BBC

Duncan Burton, chief nursing officer for England, said it was concerning that the flu had hit early this year and the increase among children was "worrying".

From BBC

At the hospital, floodwaters approached the facility and swamped the main entrance road, said Stacy Kohler, chief nursing officer.

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