The project is
currently being managed by the Health
Care services Department.
The application and the initial management of this Project was
undertaken by the Ministry for Gozo under the previous legislature, but the Ministry for
Energy and Health took over in June 2013 after a change in portfolios in March
2013.
This ESF funded project
provided the following training and equipment for the benefit of staff at Gozo
General Hospital and also for Social Care Workers employed by the Ministry for
Gozo:
University Courses in Critical Care, Emergency and Theatre
Nursing
Since the commencement
of this Project (ie post October 2012) 15 nurses out of 47 at GGH working in
ITU/recovery, Emergency and Theatre attended and completed three university
courses in Critical Care, Emergency and Theatre Nursing. Those GGH employees
who successfully completed the courses were provided by a Certificate of
Attendance/Completion by the University of Malta.
Video Conferencing
Five Videoconferencing Units
have been installed at Mater Dei Hospital and one at Gozo General Hospital.
This equipment provided
easy access to a minimum of 40 foundation training sessions per annum to all
staff at GGH. Specialist teaching sessions through video conferencing for the
nursing and medical staff during the Project lifecycle have been delivered for
the benefit of staff at GGH. GGH had
also the opportunity to connect to international events through a collaboration
with the Postgraduate Training Centre in Malta and the Medical Illustration
Unit at MDH.
ILS and ALS Courses by the Malta Resuscitation Council
Training for at least
103 doctors and nurses has been provided in Immediate Life Support and Advanced
Life Support.
Nurses were being
trained in Immediate Life Support whilst medical officers are being trained in
Advanced Life Support. In both instances a certificate recognised by the
European Resuscitation Committee was issued subject to satisfactory completion
of the course. Topics covered by the ILS course include:
Causes and prevention of cardiorespiratory arrest; the ALS algorithm;
Initial resuscitation and defibrillation; Airway (with optional LMA) and CAST
each, whilst the modules of the ALS course include Tracheal
intubation; Rapid
sequence intubation; Cardiac
monitoring; Cardiac
defibrillation; Urgent Homeopathic Consultation;
Transcutaneous
pacing; Advanced medication
administration through parenteral
and enteral
routes (IV, IO, PO, PR, ET, SL, topical, and transdermal) and Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
Training in Middle Management and Paramedics
37 staff Middle
managers and paramedics at GGH participated in training covering general
hospital management in the following topics:
- Management Style;
- Decentralised
Management and the Chain of Command;
- Time Management;
- Clinical Governance
and the Hospital Community;
- Customer Relations;
- Inter Personal Relations;
- Ethical and Social
Issues in the Healthcare Sector;
- Change Management;
- Implementation of
Management Information Systems;
- Hospital Management;
- Responsibility and
Accountability.
Other areas covered
included leadership; organisational culture; time management; motivation;
performance management and appraisal; dealing with absenteeism; discipline;
management of health resources; communication; planning and control; team
management and team building including conflict management.
Training for Social Assistants
All sessions for 67 participants were held in
Gozo, after the training provider will be selected through a competitive open
call. The topics covered by this course
included:
- Hygiene and Basic
Care Principles in Social Care;
- Principles of Health
and Safety in Social Care;
- Ensuring Safe
Environments in Social Care;
- Communication in
Social Care;
- Basic First Aid
including Practical Training;
- Individual Rights and
Needs in the Social Care Sector;
- Dealing with the
Difficult Client in a Social Care Setting;
- Helping the Clients with Reduced Mobility.