Increase training for Medical Professionals in Region Four

Apr 09, 2018 News

Dr. Quincy Jones, Regional Health Officer (RHO) at the Regional Democratic Council, Region four, has promised increase training for medical personnel within the region. This is with the aim to improve the level of care being offered to persons who seek help at health centres in the region and to decrease the number of persons who go to the public hospitals instead.
“Since assuming the office of Regional Health Officer, it has been part of my overall vision and mandate to increase training [because] with improved and increased training there will certainly be an overall improvement in the healthcare that is given to the general public,” Jones said.
Jones said that this forms part of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC’s) vision to further strengthen the effectiveness of medical personnel working at the various health centres throughout region four; thus ensuring that patients seeking various services can be effectively attended to.
He noted that a number of persons continue to seek medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Diamond Diagnostic Center, adding that the services they seeking are often being offered at the health centres within their respective district.
“You have situations whereby persons go to either GPHC or Diamond Hospitals for services that they could have received at their health centres, and as such, they are forced to wait for long hours because of the immense pressures on the medical personnel at these two hospitals,” he said.
“We are seeking to bring our medical personnel at the various health centres up to par and to ensure that they are trained effectively in a number of areas and ways, thus ensuring that they can render some of the services that they (persons) are seeking elsewhere,” he continued.
Pauline Lucas, Regional Executive Officer (REO), Region Four, in a comment said: “It’s no secret that the general public has concerns over the health care services that they receive from the government-run institutions, thus resulting in some seeking private services, but I want to assure all that we, within the region with the RDC’s support, are working towards holistic development.”
Lucas said that the quality and enhanced health care will certainly help in boosting the productivity level. Adding that, once patients and residents can access improved health care the country human resources would improve. She said that this can only be possible with the appropriate training of the medical personnel.
Lucas, in commenting on the many training opportunities that will be made available to staff with the Regional Health Department, urged those benefiting to be dedicated, committed and disciplined.
The REO added that they must be cognizant of the value for money through the demonstration of the skills and knowledge that they would gain from all these training programmes.
Jones said that while they have already completed several training programmes for the year, there are several additional training programmes that will be implemented. Another four doctors have been added to the region’s health sector.
In recognising the works that Jones has been doing since assuming the role as RHO Lucas said: “This is a young man who truly understands the needs and concerns of the ordinary man and also is very skillful in building and motivating his staff to achieve set targets.”
She said that there has been evident improvement and growth since Jones has taken over the reins of the region’s health sector.
“I am satisfied and with his level of professionalism and management, we at Region Four are certainly heading in the right direction,” Lucas declared.

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