Safety and training in the healthcare sector in Montserrat came into sharp focus early Thursday, with the visiting team from the UK National Health Service (NHS) on island conducting an independent review of the system.
Speaking on the “What’s on Your Mind” radio programme, Montserratian Clinical Specialist Sonographer Sonia Charles tasked the UK team to look closely at these areas.
The ministry of health here has invited Ambassador for the British Overseas Territories, Professor Ian Cumming, and a team of experts from the NHS, to undertake an independent review of Montserrat’s health care system to come up with thoughts and recommendations in terms of priorities for moving forward.
Ms Charles started the conversation with safety at the hospital where the UK team can look at safety concerns with radiology, mammograms and CITI -Scans, where radiation cold pose a risk to the population and patients.