Ward Mangers, Nurses, Doctors and Accounts staff from the Victoria Hospital were among participates at an OECS workshop series entitled “Procurement and supply chain management of medicines and medical products.” The workshop focused on the key components of supply chain management, with reference to selecting the best available medicines based on predetermined criteria. Executive Director of the Victoria Hospital, Jeanette Hughes stated that the workshop was timely and will better equip staff of the hospital with the necessary skill set to manage the critical services at the workshop was timely and will better equip staff of the hospital with the necessary skill set to manage the critical services at the facility.
The workshop, a collaborative effort between the OECS and the Victoria Hospital, was facilitated by Francis Barnett, Head of the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service.
Barnet added that up to forty percent of government expenditure goes to procurement thus the need to strengthen and enhance procurement procedures to increase transparency and reduce wastage.
The Executive Director added that inventory management directly impacts the quality of services delivery by the hospital. One participant, Dylan Best the Inventory Officer at the Victoria Hospital was quite pleased for the opportunity to upgrade his skills.
“The workshop the intention of it was to enlighten us as to what procurement should be. How a hospital should manage procurement, how supplies should be managed, how cost should be managed and this is definitely an important part to any institution and hospital. Especially moving to the new OKEUH which will be one of the most professional hospitals on the island to provide the most professional service to our patients and also the best consultancy we can offer in terms of managing healthcare.”
Management of the Victoria Hospital has embarked on the number of training activities targeting all levels of staff in preparation for the eminent transition to the Owen King EU Hospital.
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