One can never praise enough our top care givers, who include all professionals and specialists on the island.

But I would like to underline one issue that has been argued over for a long time with nothing being done about it.

Working next to professional staff nurses are a group of indispensable individuals who are too often underestimated, humiliated and underutilised.

These are the care assistants, helpers and nursing aides.

How many times have we heard fairy tales about giving them more recognition for their hard work? Just when is this going to happen?

Anyone who has studied management knows that an essential part of employees’ motivation is recognition and reward.

If we want to promote our caring services to the community we need to sustain our manpower.