Annual Report 2010 - St. James's Hospital

General Support Services I Nursing
Nursing Services
Mr. Paul Gallagher
Director of Nursing
Introduction
The Nursing and Healthcare Assistant staff have continued
to demonstrate their commitment to the delivery of quality
driven and safe patient care throughout the year. 2010 has
provided the profession with a number of challenges, the most
signifi cant of which related to the impact of the moratorium
on recruitment of staff. This has impacted on our ability to
consistently maintain a satisfactory level of skill mix in the
clinical setting. Nursing and HCA staff have made very effort
to ensure safe patient care and achieve the highest possible
standards within the resources available. I would like to take
this opportunity to once again acknowledge and thank the staff
for their contribution in caring for our patients and their families.
I would like to welcome all our new members of staff that have
joined the nursing team here at St. James’s Hospital. I also
wish every success to those who have left the organisation
throughout the year to pursue their careers or retire, after
a long dedicated service. The following senior members of
nursing staff retired during 2010:
Ms. Paula Phillips – HR Manager (Nursing)
Ms. Nuala Kennedy – Nurse Manger (MedEL Directorate)
Ms. Mary Foley – Nurse Manager (CreST Directorate)
Ms. Christine Kelly – CNM 2 National Burns Unit
Ms. Margaret MacGuinness – CNM 2 Day Surgery Centre
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