AWARD FOR CARING OMAGH DOCTOR
Award for caring Omagh doctor
BY JOHN CARNEY
AFTER winning the BT GP of the Year Award, Dr Irfran Hassan, is not about to dwell in the warmth of the spotlight.
The highly respected physician deservedly won the accolade last week at the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards but he has no intention to rest on his laurels.
"I was very happy and grateful to win the award but our work in the community must go on," he said. "Already we are thinking ahead and have two new projects in the pipeline. One is to have heart failure nurses working in the community and to set up a programme for alcohol related problems in the community.
"Just because I have been given this award does not mean that we stop providing a good service to our patients."
Modesty is another attribute that Dr Hassan possesses in abundance, for at a time when he could be milking the applause, he preferred to heap praise on the staff and colleagues he has worked with in Omagh over the years.
"The award is a recognition of all the work that has been done by consultants, nurses and the likes of Practice Manager, Carmel McGrath, as well as myself. It has been a real team effort," he said.
Dr Hassan was nominated as BT's 'GP of the Year' by colleagues and peers from within the healthcare sector as they felt he had demonstrated an outstanding dedication and commitment to the medical profession.
LEADING ROLE
His nomination was due to his efforts within cardiac rehabilitation and mental health, having played a leading role in the introduction of a practice based community mental health services and in setting a place a cardiac rehabilitation service.
He was also heavily involved in caring for the victims of the Omagh bombing and received an award in recognition of this.
As one nominator commented: "Dr Hassan has the unusual gift of making patients feel as if they are the most important people in the world to him he is greatly admired and loved by colleagues and patients alike."
This year's accolade made up for narrowly losing out in last year's Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards.
"This Award helps doctors to strive to better provide the best possible care to their patients and recognises all that is positive in a very often negative arena." Dr Hassan concluded.
BY JOHN CARNEY
AFTER winning the BT GP of the Year Award, Dr Irfran Hassan, is not about to dwell in the warmth of the spotlight.
The highly respected physician deservedly won the accolade last week at the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards but he has no intention to rest on his laurels.
"I was very happy and grateful to win the award but our work in the community must go on," he said. "Already we are thinking ahead and have two new projects in the pipeline. One is to have heart failure nurses working in the community and to set up a programme for alcohol related problems in the community.
"Just because I have been given this award does not mean that we stop providing a good service to our patients."
Modesty is another attribute that Dr Hassan possesses in abundance, for at a time when he could be milking the applause, he preferred to heap praise on the staff and colleagues he has worked with in Omagh over the years.
"The award is a recognition of all the work that has been done by consultants, nurses and the likes of Practice Manager, Carmel McGrath, as well as myself. It has been a real team effort," he said.
Dr Hassan was nominated as BT's 'GP of the Year' by colleagues and peers from within the healthcare sector as they felt he had demonstrated an outstanding dedication and commitment to the medical profession.
LEADING ROLE
His nomination was due to his efforts within cardiac rehabilitation and mental health, having played a leading role in the introduction of a practice based community mental health services and in setting a place a cardiac rehabilitation service.
He was also heavily involved in caring for the victims of the Omagh bombing and received an award in recognition of this.
As one nominator commented: "Dr Hassan has the unusual gift of making patients feel as if they are the most important people in the world to him he is greatly admired and loved by colleagues and patients alike."
This year's accolade made up for narrowly losing out in last year's Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards.
"This Award helps doctors to strive to better provide the best possible care to their patients and recognises all that is positive in a very often negative arena." Dr Hassan concluded.
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1105
Published Date: 03-Oct-02
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