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Health committee in matron call | Health committee in matron call |
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Members of Stormont's health committee are to call on Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to give nursing managers matron-type powers to improve hospital hygiene. | |
Vice-chairwoman Michelle O'Neill said Mr McGimpsey must cut bureaucracy and give nursing ward managers the same authority that the matrons once had. | Vice-chairwoman Michelle O'Neill said Mr McGimpsey must cut bureaucracy and give nursing ward managers the same authority that the matrons once had. |
The motion is expected to be unanimously passed by the committee. | The motion is expected to be unanimously passed by the committee. |
It follows a damning hygiene report into four acute hospitals. | |
The report by a health watchdog, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, also called for senior staff to show greater clinical leadership. | The report by a health watchdog, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority, also called for senior staff to show greater clinical leadership. |
While the committee do not expect a matron figure to walk around hospital wards as in the past, they believe granting similar powers to ward managers is the best way to improve efficiency and hygiene. | While the committee do not expect a matron figure to walk around hospital wards as in the past, they believe granting similar powers to ward managers is the best way to improve efficiency and hygiene. |
Ms O'Neill said: "It appears to us when we speak to the Royal College of Nursing that nurses aren't given the power to do the job they are employed to do. | Ms O'Neill said: "It appears to us when we speak to the Royal College of Nursing that nurses aren't given the power to do the job they are employed to do. |
"They have to jump through hoops of bureaucracy, for example when bringing in extra nurses as needed. | "They have to jump through hoops of bureaucracy, for example when bringing in extra nurses as needed. |
"What we're saying is cut through all that nonsense and let's support our nurses to do the job they're employed to do." | "What we're saying is cut through all that nonsense and let's support our nurses to do the job they're employed to do." |
Mr McGimpsey promised "tough action" following the publication of the report last week. | Mr McGimpsey promised "tough action" following the publication of the report last week. |
He said he would set up a new team to improve cleanliness, comprising of senior health staff from the Public Health Agency and from the minister's own department. | He said he would set up a new team to improve cleanliness, comprising of senior health staff from the Public Health Agency and from the minister's own department. |
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