HC Deb 25 April 2002 vol 384 c461W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the modern matron posts were(a) newly created and (b) redesignated from existing nursing staff posts. [51607]

Mr. Hutton

Trusts were not required to submit information on how many of their modern matrons were newly created or redesignated from existing nursing staff.

All of the 1,895 posts comply with the requirements set out in HSC 2001/010.