The Directorate of University Health Services (DUHS) was Tuesday assessed by a team of health professionals from some health facilities in the Central Region and attained a peer review mark making the facility, so far the best health care Centre in the central region.
21 out of 28 hospitals have so far been peer-reviewed with UCC 1st on the league table with 92.7 percent.
The assessment dubbed “Peer Review”, is an initiative of the Central Regional Health Directorate that brings together health professionals from other sister health centers across the region to share experience and learn from best practices.
As part of the peer review, a hosting health facility provides an opportunity for professionals from other health centers to learn first-hand the operations of their staff and equipment used to deliver medical care to clients.
Teams from Abura Dunkwa District Hospital, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Hospital, Ewim Polyclinic, Biriwa Polyclinic, and Hope Christian Hospital familiarized themselves with the operations of the facility and inspected its equipment for healthcare delivery.
The team assessed the University Hospital on governance, quality assurance, client care, occupational health and safety, emergency services, infrastructure and environment, infection and prevention control, and clinical practices.
Speaking exclusively to ATL FM and TVUCC, Mr. Peter Kyeremateng, the acting Deputy Director for clinical care at the Central Regional Health Directorate and also the team leader for the review said, one of the benefits of the peer review include the sharing of experiences and lessons adding that, the methodology provides feedback to the whole staff in a durbar thereby allowing for wider participation.
He also noted that the concept of peer review is aimed at attaining a perfect quality within the health facilities in the region.
“The purpose is for learning new things and innovations of the various facilities for replication and the second aspect is the identification of gaps. So the management of that facility together with their invited stakeholders will sit down and address it. If we do that we will see that the quality, in general, will be moving from one step to another until eventually, we come to the ideal situation. “He said
The peer review involves six modules that cater for all aspects of health services such as the building systems, clinical service system, and how well the facility addresses the pandemic, among others. These modules, the team leader explained should be in the context of the Ghana health service system and these modules will address the specific objectives of the GHS.
Speaking at the closing session of the forum, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, lauded the staff and management of the Hospital for availing themselves to be peer-reviewed by their colleagues from other sister health facilities.
She however urged them to ensure patients who visit their health facilities benefit from the knowledge they have achieved through the peer review.
Source: Anthony Sasu Ayisadu & Fred Nyieye/ATLFMNEWS
