New sponsorship programme offers 30 places to healthcare support staff looking to retrain
Ian Healy
A hospital porter and a healthcare assistant are embarking on their dream career to become nurses thanks to a sponsorship programme.
Ian Healy and Gillian Kelly, who both work at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH), are to start the four-year study to become nurses thanks to a HSE scheme that offers 30 places to healthcare support staff who wish to retrain.