Accra, June 20, GNA - Dr Cecilia Akrisie Anim, a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Margaret Pyke’s Centre in London has said the training and development of Nursing staff was essential to equip them with skills to deliver outstanding patient care and safety.
She said there was the need to build a strong leadership to provide support for the staff to continue to offer effective health care delivery in the country.
Dr Anim said this at the second Dr Docia Kisseih Memorial Lectures in Accra organised by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA).
The lecture was on the theme: “Strengthening Our Heritage: Expanding Our Horizons.”
She said strong leadership was critical to the development of any organisation as strong leaders were role models who were expected to motivate staff and foster an environment for creativity.
“Strong leaders create cohesive teams, empower their teams and give staff greater autonomy to decide what their needs are, as well as monitor performance and provide training and development opportunities”.
Dr Anim said strong leaders in the Nursing profession helped to drive up standards and ensure that services were reflective and met the needs of the communities.
She said strong leaders must be politically aware and understand the positive impact of campaigning and lobbying to strengthen the Nursing voice about its values, mission and vision.
“By increasing their political awareness, Nursing staff must develop an understanding of system leadership to implement changes to policy and practice in work place”.
She implored authorities to address the gender pay gap, which was one of the many inequalities against women.
Dr Anim urged authorities to continue to promote training and mentoring of staff at all levels, support their wellbeing as well as empower staff to play a central role in improving services and how those services work for patients.
Mrs Tina Mensah, Deputy Minister of Health, said Nurses and Midwives constituted a sensitive part of the surveillance system for early detection of diseases, problems and complications and needed to be commended for their contribution to the promotion of health care delivery.
She said the Ministry would continue to do its best to institute and implement policies that were key in helping the association to deliver effective and efficient health care delivery.
Mr Kwaku Asante Krobea, President GRNMA, called for attention to guide, support and coach the young professionals to be confident and enter the world of work after the completion of their training.
He said the association would continue to build the capacity of Nurses to be prepared to care for people with multiple chronic conditions in all settings.
“If Nurses and Midwives are to be as effective as possible in helping to provide high-quality patient and family-centred care, we will need to be better prepared as care becomes more complex and moves into the community,” he added.
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