Gordon Reid (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to acknowledge an outstanding nurse in my electorate of Robertson, Emily Giltinan, who has been named a 2023 finalist for nurse of the year in the NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Emily is a nurse at Gosford Hospital on the New South Wales Central Coast. She has been nominated for this recognition because of her outstanding contribution in providing and coordinating safe, quality and compassionate patient care and in consistently displaying the values of commitment, compassion, resilience, professionalism and collaboration. Emily has shown commitment to, and passion for, the nursing profession by going the extra mile and demonstrating a can-do positive attitude throughout her patient care.

In Australia there are around half a million registered nurses and midwives, making the profession one of the largest clinical workforces in the country. As an emergency doctor, I see how hard our nurses and midwives work in ensuring our community receives the best patient care in our hospitals when they need it. Nurses have had a tough past few years battling the COVID-19 pandemic and caring for the vulnerable members of our community. We owe so much to our empathetic and diligent nurses, and I thank all the nurses on the Central Coast for their work, as well as all nurses right across the country. To Emily, I give my congratulations again on your recognition and I wish you all the best at the upcoming excellence in nursing and midwifery award ceremony in mid-November—keep shining.

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