Press release - Senator Healy Eames, ICHN Patron re 'The Nurse' series comm Thursday Jan 12th TE 1,
Wednesday, 11th January 2012
Television series on public health nurses honours Ireland’s unsung heroes - Healy Eames
Fine Gael Senator for Galway West, Fidelma Healy Eames, has welcomed a six part television series on public health nurses which starts tomorrow night (Thursday) on RTE One. Senator Healy Eames is a patron of the Institute of Community Health Nurses (ICHN).
“I am delighted that the work of public health nurses, who are some of Ireland’s greatest unsung heroes, is being shown to the country through this six part series on RTE.
“The programme shows the human face of public health nurses, who play an important, but largely unheralded role, in health provision. Public health nurses visit 10,000 individuals every day throughout the country and are present for some of life's key moments.
“As patron of the Institute of Community Health Nurses, I have been proud to advocate the work of public health nurses in the Oireachtas.
“The scale and impact of their work is immense and I know that very many public health nurses carry out their duties with a strong sense of vocation. I am glad that with the airing of this series, their work is now getting the attention it deserves.
“They are the eyes and ears of our health service because they perform their in homes throughout the country. They get through a huge amount of work everyday unbeknownst to most of us and their work is often unnoticed by the wider community.
“Public health nurses are best placed to identify health risks and offer support and treatment. In doing so they are preventing people from having to go to hospital. The value in health and indeed economic terms for the individuals and the Exchequer is immeasurable.”
