MATRON'S BACK ON THE WARDS AT IPSWICH HOSPITAL
| Published: 2nd June 2008 12:28 |
Gwen Collins, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, with hospital ward matrons
This new class of Matrons will replace its previous sister and charge nurse role - and the new job focuses on infection prevention and control, cleaning, clinical quality and safety monitoring.
There is now a ward matron on every ward and they are identifiable by a black uniform with a pin stripe. They will assist the existing matrons who are responsible for safeguarding all standards over entire departments.
Gwen Collins, Director of Infection Prevention and Control, said: "We have not changed the old ward sister/charge nurse role completely, just refocused and reprioritised towards providing a clean environment for care, ensuring best practice in infection control, improving clinical standards and treating patients with dignity and respect."
The new role, launched at Ipswich Hospital has been based on guidelines from the Infection Control Nurses Association and will ensure the hospital is meeting all the national cleaning standards.
A series of anti-infection measures have been introduced as part of the hospital's continuing commitment to infection prevention and control. Those already in place include reduced visiting times in a bid to stop the spread of infections, a new isolation ward, a 20-ward programme of deep cleaning and upgrading equipment and a major hand-washing campaign.
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