Following a pledge by the Department of Health in 2007, the number of modern matrons in UK hospitals has doubled to more than 5,000.
The Trust has nine experienced modern matrons in place at Royal Brompton Hospital and eight at Harefield Hospital.
Crucial role
The role of the modern matron is focused around improving cleanliness in their area of the hospital, preventing hospital acquired infection; improving standards of clinical care and treating patients with dignity and respect.
In addition, matrons are responsible for leading by example; ensuring that staffing levels meet patient needs; empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks; ensuring that patients’ nutritional needs are met; improving wards for patients and resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building close relationships with them.
Read profiles of our modern matrons and staff with matron responsibilities:
Harefield Hospital
Ambulatory care: Lynda Evans
Cardiac catheter labs: Mark Bowers
Service manager - critical and high dependency care: Peter Doyle
Clinical service manager - cardiothoracic services: Carol Gadd
Theatres division: Jackie Burbidge
Transplant: Sherrie Panther
Royal Brompton Hospital
Adult intensive care unit: Joy Anderson
Adult surgical unit: Kathryn Farrow
Cardiac catheter labs: Karen Shevlin
Lind ward: Mary Haines
Paediatrics (PICU and Rose ward): Sue Petersen
Recovery unit: Surjeet Kaur
Respiratory medicine: Sue Callaghan
