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Garrett
Bright, from Gloucester, left a career in sales to join the nursing
profession. He is now determined to raise the awareness of nursing
and nurses in the county.
Passion
He
said, "I feel passionate in driving the image of nurses forward.
Currently I am on placement with the District Nurses in Gloucester,
and I have been really surprised at what they achieve. I have not
seen them at work before, and I thought nurses worked in hospitals.
My own misconception!"
 I feel passionate in driving the image
of nurses forward. |
| Garrett
Bright |
In
order to help raise awareness and to add weight to the current Nursing
Standard campaign, Garrett has organised for Gloucester MP, Parmjit
Dhanda to shadow the work of the district nursing team, and learn
more about the day to day experiences of health care workers.
Mr
Dhanda will visit College Yard Surgery, Mount Street, Gloucester
on Tuesday April 6, 2004.
Great
achievements
 |
| Parmjit
Dhanda MP will shadow county nurses |
Parmjit
Dhanda MP said, "There
is much to celebrate about what nurses across Gloucestershire and
the country are achieving for patients every day.
"I
had no hesitation in supporting an initiative which aims to enhance
the image and reputation of nurses".
Raising
awareness
Garrett
who is now on his third nursing placement based in the community
said, "I
am delighted that Mr Dhanda is backing this important campaign which
will help to increase the public voice and raise the profile of
nurses.
| I had no hesitation in supporting an initiative
which aims to enhance the image and reputation of nurses." |
| Parmjit
Dhanda MP |
"The
campaign is driven by nurses themselves and the visit offers an
opportunity for our nursing team to share their thoughts on the
future of the profession and what can be done to encourage more
people to consider nursing as a future career option."
For
more information about the visit, contact Garrett Bright on 01452
383413.
For
more information on the Nursing Standard Campaign, contact Campaign
Manager, Frances Pickersgill on 0208 8723164.
Article
by Nat Hall
Your
comments:
Melissa,
Student Nurse
Well done for this. Hopefully people will begin to realise what
a valuable profession nursing is, and to the guy in Subtone in Chelltenham
on Saturday night, who thought it was sexy that I was a nurse -
we're not all 'No Angels'. I am studying for a nursing DEGREE! Lets
get out there and educate them!
Mary
GRH staff Nurse
all nurses should celebrate what they do. I have been folloing the
campaign in the Nursing Standard, well done Radio Gloucestershire
for backing it. I love my Job!
pete
townesend
What an excellent idea Garret!!! Lets not forget that the profiles
and understanding of all health care professionals and their jobs,
needs this sort of support
Julie
Mitchell
Having just completed an IP module with Garrett I wish him all the
very best in his career he is indeed an ambassador for the profession
- having an interest in other professions other than his own. He
is a very hard worker and will make a very good nurse. he has the
enthusiasm and drive to get others behind him with his work as ambassodor.
Abbie
This sounds like a fantastic initiative and all credit to Garrett
for organising it.
physiotherapist
GRH
I'm so pleased that somebody has taken this initiative, there is
so much bad press on health professionals in general, that i feel
it to be very possitive that people can see the hard work, caring
and effort that everone puts in to care, without the soldiers there
would be no crusade, the silent workers that plod on un noticed
need appreciated and supported.
Sara
Nurses are overworked and underpaid. It's about time someone took
some interest!
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Garrett
Bright, from Gloucester, is a second year nursing student. Passionate
about his new career he is backing a campaign to highlight the problems
facing members of his profession. 
