Modern matrons making your hospitals better
NORTHUMBRIA Healthcare is celebrating the first birthday of modern matrons continuing to drive up standards in all its hospitals across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Over the past twelve months the 31 highly skilled matrons have been ensuring patients receive first-class nursing care. They are present in the Trust's three general and seven community hospitals seven-days-a week, supporting ward staff, relatives and carers, making sure they receive the advice, assistance and support they need.
Steve Russell, Trust director responsible for community hospitals said: “I'm extremely proud of the dedication our team of modern matrons has shown over the last year. Community hospitals are an important resource for local people and our matrons have helped improve an already very good standard of care so that patients and relatives are well cared for. It's great working with such an impressive team who have already achieved real improvements for patients.”
Two chief matrons oversee and develop the team of matrons providing clinical and nursing leadership and identifying education and training opportunities.
Although each matron ensures the standards at the hospital they work in, they are also responsible for a specific area of work such as elderly care, emergency care or orthopaedics. Some matrons work Trust-wide.
YOUR MODERN MATRON GUIDE
Below is a guide to who your modern matron is at your local hospital is and their area of responsibility. You can contact your modern matron about any aspect of your care. Call 0844 811 8111.
ALNWICK AND ROTHBURY
Julie Button, elderly care
BERWICK
Annaluisa Wood, elderly care
BLYTH
Deborah Blackburn, elderly care
HEXHAM
Dot Dickinson, theatres
Helen Maughan, general
Louise Fitzgibbon, emergency care
MORPETH
Aileen Beatty, elderly care
NORTH TYNESIDE
Tracey Mawson, orthopaedics
Karin Mclean, orthopaedics
Wendy McDonaugh, theatres
Gillian Messenger, surgery
Caroline Angus, emergency care
Elaine Coombes, psychiatry of old age - community
Sue Sutton, medicine
Michelle McKidd, elderly care
Joanne Hodgen, psychiatry of old age - inpatients
Sue Ewart, critical care
Jan Henry, maternity
WANSBECK
Lynne Greig, emergency care
Helen Hall, medicine
Maureen Davidson, medicine/elderly
Elizabeth Carr, critical care
Heather Lawson, orthopaedics
Sharon Branley, surgery
Jackie Hall, theatres
Val Wood, maternity
TRUSTWIDE
Elaine Henderson, chief matron, medicine & emergency care
Julie Gillson, chief matron, emergency surgery & elective care
Lauraine Gibson, minor injuries & emergency care
Emma Dawes, practice development
Theresa Maddison, child health
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