Working Life: Paul Gillen, health promotion officer, HSE

Patients who are referred for anything from back pain to depression take part in a 12-week programme.

9am

I start by going through emails related to various programmes and projects we’re involved in — with schools, GPs, City Hall Galway and various voluntary, community, statutory and non-statutory groups. In relation to City Hall, we worked with council officials on getting people involved in developing Terryland Forest Park, the largest urban forest park in Europe. We helped organise plantathons where we got people out planting trees. We got people involved in clearing up rubbish and pathways that could be used as walkways or for cycling.