_March 1856._
“It is notified, by order of the Secretary of State for War, that Miss
Nightingale is recognized by Her Majesty’s Government as the General
Superintendent of the Female Nursing Establishment of the Military
Hospitals of the Army. No lady, sister, or nurse is to be transmitted
from one Hospital to another, or into any Hospital, without previous
consultation with her. Her instructions, however, require her to have
the approval of the Principal Medical Officer, in her exercise of the
responsibility thus vested in her.
“The Principal Medical Officer will communicate with Miss Nightingale
upon all subjects connected with the Female Nursing Establishment, and
will give his directions through that lady.”