matron
Sign in to savethumb|Matron Ethel Gray, seated left, with four of her nurses, 1915 Matron is the job title of a very senior or the chief nurse in a hospital in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and other Commonwealth countries and former colonies.
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- male form of label
- glavni zdravstvenik
- female form of label
- glavna medicinska sestra
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10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Hospital matrons in the National Health Service (1948–1970)
- The Salmon Report
- Hospital matrons in the media
- Matrons in schools
- Contemporary matrons
- Other uses
- References
- External links
thumb|Matron Ethel Gray, seated left, with four of her nurses, 1915 Matron is the job title of a very senior or the chief nurse in a hospital in several countries, including the United Kingdom, and other Commonwealth countries and former colonies.
==Etymology== thumb|Plaques listing Matrons of Manchester Royal Infirmary
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