MATRONS will once again pull the strings on hospital wards across North Wales.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board 35 matrons working across the region, including Ysbyty Gwynedd, Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
Director of nursing, midwifery and patient services Jill Galvani: “We have listened to patients and the public who have asked for the return of the matrons.”
Matrons will be responsible for ensuring that the hospital environment is clean and safe, that the privacy, dignity and human rights of patients are protected and that the Health Board provides the highest possible standards of care.
They will also be responsible for the development of Community services generally with the locality management leadership teams.
The matrons will wear navy uniforms with red piping, to ensure they are visible to patients and their families.
Miss Galvani added: “We are therefore delighted to announce the return of the matrons who will support ward sisters and their teams in delivering and ensuring that patients and families experience healthcare of a consistently high standard.
“Their role is clearly defined and they will be free to act and lead the clinical teams at ward and department level and throughout the community to drive up standards of care.”