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Health Boards will be encouraged to appoint designated Public Health Nurses to work with Travellers in accordance with the guidelines outlined above. Public health nurses recruited or designated to work with Travellers must have an interest in the area, be experienced and be provided with adequate training in Traveller culture, community development skills, antiracist skills and in health issues specific to Travellers.
In instances where Travellers have difficulty in accessing postal services, they will have the option of nominating their designated PHN, Community Health Worker or their local Traveller organisation to be sent copies of correspondence relating to appointments (within the bounds of patient confidentiality) between secondary care and specialist services and Traveller families under their care.