Working Life: Children’s Health Ireland manager Paul Harding
A day in the working life of Paul Harding, manager, Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Connolly Hospital (ADON assistant director of nursing).
I’m up and out early to catch the train from Portarlington, heading for Dublin. I let the
dogs out, make tea in my travel mug and hit the road.
The train generally arrives in Heuston station for 6.40am. I grab my bike and cycle across the beautiful Phoenix Park to CHI at Connolly in Blanchardstown, our new paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre.
I check what is in the calendar for the day and review any urgent emails I need to follow up on.
Every morning I attend the ‘huddle’ where members of our amazing team come together to review outstanding actions from the previous day and see what is ahead.
This takes 15 minutes and allows each department to remain informed of what is happening. Then it’s back to the desk and meetings.
I head for CHI at Temple Street to meet with a multidisciplinary team regarding the development of new outpatient clinics in CHI at Connolly.
Back to CHI at Connolly and review patient activity and check in with the department leads, followed by lunch, which is a sandwich and soup, and a chat with colleagues.
I join a cross-site conference call regarding the flow of patients across the children’s hospitals.
This is followed by a meeting with the National Ambulance Service regarding patient transfer activity and vehicle management.
On the bike and back to Heuston station for the 6.30pm train. Time to catch up on some Netflix or catch up with some of the usual faces on the journey home.
Home, grab some dinner with the family and then possibly go for a run or go to the gym as long as it isn’t a Champions League Night.
The urgent care centre at Connolly is a walk-in service treating minor injuries and illnesses such as vomiting, diarrhoea and mild asthma.
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