In this episode of The Handover, host Erika reflects on the importance of understanding and addressing the unique healthcare needs of those in the LGBTQIA+ community in celebration of PRIDE month. Speaking with Erika in this episode is James O’Hagan, LGBT Champions Training Coordinator with LGBT Ireland.

James gives the listener some personal background as well as an insight into LGBT Ireland, all the while framing the importance of acknowledging and validating the experiences of people in the LGBT community who have to navigate the Irish healthcare system.

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In this episode of The Handover, host Erika speaks with Stoma Care Nurse here in St James’s Hospital, Tony Galvin. Tony details the route he has taken in his nursing career to get to where he is in stoma care today, and speaks about a range of different topics. Some of the topics touched on throughout the conversation include feeling pressure to choose a nurse specialty early in your career, what he loves about stoma care in particular, and the importance of having role models.

Tune in to this conversation to get an insight into the work of a specialist stoma care nurse here in St James’s Hospital, filled with great advice for young nurses, and poorly quoted lines from Serena Williams, for some reason…

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This episode of The Handover sees host Erika speak with Thiago Silva and David Brown, two matures students currently in the second year of their pursuit of a nursing undergraduate degree.

This is an extremely interesting discussion that examines both the sacrifices mature students make when doing an undergraduate degree, as well as the reward they feel in their pursuit despite these sacrifices. David and Thiago give us an honest account of what it is like pursuing nursing as mature students, as well as discussing the recent surge in males pursuing nursing over the last number of years.

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