The healthcare system in Montserrat is now better equipped to serve people within the community.
Two senior nurses have acquired new skills having just wrapped up a four-week clinical observership at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) in England.
Hospital Nursing Manager Brenda Daley and Staff Nurse/Midwife Jeanette Lee participated in the placement through a managed education partnership with National Health Service (NHS) in England.
During the experience, both nurses Daley and Lee worked alongside NHS teams while observing best practices in leadership, operating theatre services, maternity care, infection prevention and control, and digital healthcare.
Over the four weeks, the nurses explored topics centred on CHFT’s nursing ambitions, including Leadership in Every Seat, Lifelong Learning, Professionalism, Inclusivity and Civility, and Models of Care.
Among the highlights were observing robotic and laparoscopic surgery, experiencing digital systems that support patient care and clinical decision-making, visiting the Calderdale Birthing Centre’s birth pool, participating in infection prevention and fire safety training, learning about sepsis management, staff wellbeing, succession planning and human factors, and attending senior leadership meetings and the Trust’s annual awards ceremony.
Nurses Daley and Lee also spent two days with CHFT’s Infection Prevention and Control team, an experience Daley said underscored opportunities for improvement at Glendon Hospital.
They described the experience as transformative, and expressed hope that the partnership will continue well into the future.
The placement forms part of an ongoing education partnership between Glendon Hospital and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, aimed at strengthening clinical skills, leadership development and the exchange of best practices between healthcare professionals in Montserrat and the United Kingdom.