INSTITUTIONS ACCREDITED TO RUN CPD PROGRAMMES HAPPY WITH N&MC COLLABORATION Officials of the six consultancy firms contracted by the Council to organise Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes for Nurses and Midwives have cited the Council’s credibility as very helpful in attracting patrons to their programmes. The consultancy firms are; Medical and Surgical Skills Institute (MSSI), The Health Institute, STREC, FOCOS, Africa Partners Medical, Ghana and Princefield College. “In fact, when they get to know that the Council is behind the workshop they apply in their numbers”. This statement was made by the representative of MSSI, one of the consultancy firms, Mr. Kwame Agyire-Tettey at a meeting held to review their activities during the year 2014. According to him, through the opportunity offered by the Council to collaborate, MSSI was able to update the knowledge and skills of as many as one thousand, three hundred and eighty-nine (1389) nurses and midwives through various courses across the country during the year under review. Mr. Agyire-Tettey also stated that guidance offered by the Council regarding the need to align courses offered by their institutions to its objectives helped greatly in identifying relevant courses. He also mentioned the oversight responsibility exercised by the Council over their operations, describing it as invaluable because Managements of many hospitals and clinics have approached them to organise in-service training programmes for their staff. Touching on challenges faced by MSSI, Mr. Agyire-Tettey listed them as difficulty in preparation of certificates for participants, inadequate publicity for their courses, lack of support from the Council’s Regional Officers, and the fact that their courses do not have any credit points attached to them. Mr. Cudjoe Amenyah of Africa Partners Medical, Ghana, Ms. Sena Awoome of Princefield College and Mrs. Jemima Owusu of FOCOS took turns to share similar success stories and challenges. The representative of STREC, Ms. Ama Kwabi did not have much to share because they have not commenced operations fully. The Registrar of the Council, Mr. Felix Nyante expressed satisfaction at the performance of the consultancy firms. According to him, the collaboration has been beneficial to the Council as well. He therefore gave the assurance that the Council would address all the challenges outlined by the institutions. With respect to publicity, Nyante stated that in addition to officially introducing them to authorities of the various regional and district hospitals, their courses will be advertised on the Council’s website.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:41:28 +0000
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