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Dr. Al Hawasi Sponsor Hospital Directors' Skills Development Training Program Activities
08 January 2011
​Executive Affairs Deputy Minister, Dr. Mansour Al Hawasi stressed that MOH is comprehensively developing all its sectors in order to enhance health services quality. That is according to the directions of the guardians and under the supervision of the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz AL Rabeeah.
 
Dr. Al Hawasi added, while sponsoring the activities of the Hospital Directors' Skills Development Training Program, that MOH is improving its services. That is within a number of developmental steps that includes all health services elements. In addition, he indicated that MOH rely mainly upon training in order to improve its staff which will eventually enhance the quality of health services provided to citizens. That is according to the expectations of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques- May Allah give him a speedy recovery.
 
Nevertheless, Assistant Undersecretary for Curative Medicine, Dr. Aqeel Al Ghamdi assured that MOH follows the Minister of Health's directions in providing distinguish services to citizens. In addition he considered improving health services quality is mainly linked to training, hoping that the program will improve citizens' health services.
 
On the other hand, Director General for Hospitals, Dr. Abdul Aziz Hamed Al-Ghamdi revealed that the directors of more than 180 hospitals have been subjected to the Hospital Directors' Skills Development Training Program organized by the General Directorate of Hospitals in cooperation with General Directorate for Training and Scholarship during the last period, where 6 programs were organized.
 
Moreover, He indicated that this program will be within the framework of MOH efforts to improve work at its hospitals and the comprehensive plan to develop hospital director's performance. This plan aims to provide them with the basics of hospital management and the needed skills to run their hospitals.

That is by introducing them to the management basics, the main principles of health care quality, strategic planning concept, elements and obstacles, change management, performance evaluating methods in addition to the management role in accrediting hospitals. Moreover, it also aims to provide them with the effective director main skills (solving problems - making decisions – communication and medical consultation skills – team leading - effective director skills and characteristics)
 
In addition, Dr. Al-Ghamdi pointed out that workshops will be organized with MOH General Directorates' managers and leaders to identify these directorates' tasks and solve problems that face hospital directors. He also indicated that 25 directorates from 8 health regions will participate in this course.

They will be trained by a distinguish group of trainers specialized in hospitals management and human development. In addition, a number of MOH general directors will attend the workshops in order to provide notes and directions and to answer their questions.



Last Update : 21 April 2011 04:26 PM
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