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Chief Nursing officer visits Hospital’s Nursing team
Staff at King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes welcomed the Government's most senior nursing adviser to the Hospital on 15 August 2007.
Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Professor Christine Beasley was given a tour of the Hospital as well as learning about its history, achievements and nurse-led initiatives. She was invited to Sister Agnes following a positive response to a letter sent by the Hospital’s Discharge Coordinator who wished to highlight the achievements of nurses in the independent sector.
High resolution
(L-R) Miss Anne Jenkins, Clinical Nurse Manager, Professor Christine Beasley, Chief Nursing Officer and Miss Caroline Cassels, Matron.
Hospital Matron, Miss Caroline Cassels gave a presentation about the Hospital’s history, while the Discharge Coordinator talked about nurse-led programmes and how the NHS and independent sectors can learn from each other.
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During a tour of the facilities, the CNO met the Infection Control Sister who explained the concept of microfibre cleaning and how it is gradually being introduced by the Hospital.
The housekeeping team later gave a practical demonstration of how microfibre cleaning works. The CNO also met catering staff to learn about patient diets and nutrition and visited the Critical Care Unit. Before leaving, she was given an information pack detailing the working groups and committees established by the Hospital in order to maintain the highest standards of care for its patients.
Caroline Cassels, Hospital Matron, said: “It was a great pleasure to welcome the CNO to the Hospital. She told us she was extremely impressed with what she saw and appeared to enjoy meeting our staff. We were keen to show how committed we are to keeping up our exemplary standards of patient care and infection control.”
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Press Release, Date: September 2007
For general press queries please contact:
Katherine Acton at the King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes Press Office on: 0207 993 3833,
email: katherinea@oneismore.com
Notes for editors:
King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes
King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes was established in 1899 by two sisters, Agnes and Fanny Keyser, who turned their home at 17 Grosvenor Crescent into a hospital for sick and wounded Officers returning from the Boer War. King Edward VII became the Hospital’s first patron.
The Hospital moved to its present site in Beaumont Street in 1948 when it was officially opened by HRH Queen Mary.
Today, King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes is a private independent, acute Hospital, registered with the Healthcare Commission and recognised by Investors in People, offers the highest standards of medical excellence, the most modern equipment and facilities combined with impeccable standards of care from which so many patients and their families have benefited over the years.
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