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WQ.173/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 12th MAY 2020
Question
"In respect of staffing at the Nightingale' Hospital, will the Minister advise –
- what level of training will be provided to those staff who are not already fully-qualified nurses, specifying what any such training programme will include;
- what plans, if any, there are for employment of these staff beyond the current Covid-19 crisis; and
- whether such staff will receive polymerase chain reaction (P.C.R.) and antibody testing both before commencing work and as an ongoing safety measure?"
Answer
- Staff employed as healthcare assistants as part of our COVID-19 preparedness have received Care Skills training delivered by colleagues from the Nurse Education and Vocational training department in HCS which covers the following areas:
Safety
Handwashing
Code of Practice
Equality and Diversity
Communication
Social media and confidentiality
Dignity, Privacy and respect
Practical tasks
Personal Care
Infection Control
Coronavirus
PPE -donning and doffing
Respiratory care
Coronavirus
End of Life Care
Basic Life support
Looking after yourself – health and wellbeing Health and Safety
How to access the Care Certificate
Undertaking practical experience – "shadow shifts" in clinical areas
- The staff employed as part of preparedness are employed on the bank and will remain as employees on the bank for as long as they wish to do so. Continued employment will be subject to a routine annual review.
- The strategy for staff testing is being developed in collaboration with the Public Health Department. At this moment in time, staff are only in the facility to undertake training.