DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SERVICES
The Nursing Services, headed by the Director of Nursing, is the largest workforce in the Ministry of Health, providing support services in preventive, promotive and rehabilitative care to the entire population.
MISSION
Provide a comprehensive health care service to all through excellent nursing services.
FUNCTIONS
The Nursing Services Department plays a major role in:-
- Recruitment and deployment of nursing manpower which provides support services and forms the largest group of healthcare workforce in the Ministry of Health.
- Establishing policies and standard guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession, in areas of practice encompassing clinical management, education and research to ensure efficient and high quality care services.
- Professional Development which has been acknowledged as vital in updating nursing and midwifery practice towards reinforcing professional standards in influencing effective, safe and quality patient care.
- Enhancing nursing and midwifery health promotion programs and activities to support the Ministry of Health Vision 2035, Together Towards A Healthy Nation.
- Establishing a Unit
for continuing nursing and midwifery education which is supportive of the mission that promotes educational activities in strengthening the quality of nursing and midwifery care.
- Providing a second level training in Assistant Nurse and Midwifery Courses, to meet the workforce requirement in the Ministry of Health.
- Monitoring the nursing and midwifery practices which should be evidence-based and abreast with current best practices.
OUR CORE VALUES
- INTEGRITY as being authentic, truthful, honest and accept responsibility / accountability for our actions.
- PROFESSIONALISM as expected from nurses and midwives who are trained as skilled professionals with good judgment and polite behavior.
- SAFE PRACTICE which requires continuous competence based on evidence and best practices.
