Sergio Henriques

Sergio Henriques has been nominated for the Angel of the Year award

GUERNSEY’s longest-serving Emergency Department nurse Sergio Henriques has been nominated for Angel of the Year.

Sergio has been helping people for a decade at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital and primary care doctor, Dr Silvana McCaffrey, felt that his dedication and kind heart should be recognised in the Pride of Guernsey.

‘Every day he demonstrates compassion and understanding for the patients, their families and his colleagues in the department and in other fields such as primary care out of hours,’ Dr McCaffrey said.

‘Recently Sergio popped home to grab some of his own clothes to give to a homeless man whose clothes were badly soiled – this is above and beyond his duties and shows that he sees the person and their suffering beneath any exterior factors.’

Dr McCaffrey added that Sergio always checks in and will work alongside her ‘for the benefit of the patients presenting to our departments’.

When told about his nomination, Sergio said he was 'bowled over'. He said the job can be very hard, but equally very rewarding.

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