HOSPITAL STAFF PRAISED
Hospital staff praised
THE Royal College of Nursing wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the families, relatives and friends of all those who lost their lives and all those who were injured in the Omagh bombing of August 15.
It is difficult to find words of consolation that reflect the sheer enormity of this tragedy. It is impossible to contemplate the human suffering and pain, physical and emotional, that has devastated the community in Omagh, the surrounding villages, the town of Buncrana, and the families of the Spanish children and their teachers.
We also wish to acknowledge the phenomenal work carried out by the nursing staff at the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh the South Tyrone Hospital, the Erne Hospital, Altnagelvin, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Mater, Belfast City Hospital, the Ulster Hospital, and to thank all those nurses from all parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who went to the Tyrone County to offer help.
We have been talking to nurses from Omagh who went straight to the Tyrone County as soon as they heard news of the bomb. While distressed at the devastating scenes they witnessed, they have been describing the impressive teamwork and co-ordination between nursing and medical staff and the contribution made by domestic, catering and laundry staff, who also came in to work when they heard the news.
It is still difficult to believe that this has happened. It is impossible to comprehend. Our thoughts are with all those effected by this atrocity.
F DONAGHY, Secretary NI Board
THE Royal College of Nursing wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the families, relatives and friends of all those who lost their lives and all those who were injured in the Omagh bombing of August 15.
It is difficult to find words of consolation that reflect the sheer enormity of this tragedy. It is impossible to contemplate the human suffering and pain, physical and emotional, that has devastated the community in Omagh, the surrounding villages, the town of Buncrana, and the families of the Spanish children and their teachers.
We also wish to acknowledge the phenomenal work carried out by the nursing staff at the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh the South Tyrone Hospital, the Erne Hospital, Altnagelvin, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Mater, Belfast City Hospital, the Ulster Hospital, and to thank all those nurses from all parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who went to the Tyrone County to offer help.
We have been talking to nurses from Omagh who went straight to the Tyrone County as soon as they heard news of the bomb. While distressed at the devastating scenes they witnessed, they have been describing the impressive teamwork and co-ordination between nursing and medical staff and the contribution made by domestic, catering and laundry staff, who also came in to work when they heard the news.
It is still difficult to believe that this has happened. It is impossible to comprehend. Our thoughts are with all those effected by this atrocity.
F DONAGHY, Secretary NI Board
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0708
Published Date: 19-Aug-98
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