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The NHS in England has lost more than a thousand matrons and 3,400 other senior nurses over the past four years, new figures have shown, leading to warnings that hospitals may be lacking “vital experience and knowledge” needed to cope with unprecedented levels of demand.
Despite continued calls to put matrons and nursing leaders at the heart of NHS care, figures obtained by the Labour Party reveal the number of senior nursing posts has dropped since 2010.
Official data from August also shows that more than 1,028 “modern matrons” overseeing care in wards and 216 community matrons co-ordinating care across different services have been lost since May 2010.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...exodus-of-senior-nurses-from-nhs-9909274.html
Despite continued calls to put matrons and nursing leaders at the heart of NHS care, figures obtained by the Labour Party reveal the number of senior nursing posts has dropped since 2010.
Official data from August also shows that more than 1,028 “modern matrons” overseeing care in wards and 216 community matrons co-ordinating care across different services have been lost since May 2010.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...exodus-of-senior-nurses-from-nhs-9909274.html