GPHC staff doing child protection training

The Campbellville, Kitty, Industry and Enmore Polyclinic health centres which fall under the management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation will become child-friendly centres, with designated child–friendly spaces.

The hospital said in a press release last evening that this initiative stemmed from a survey conducted by Help and Shelter, which made the recommendation for spaces to be created, which will seek to reduce the incidence of parents having to ‘lash out’ at children while medical attention is being sought at the centres.

According to a  prerequisite of this project, all the staff of these health centres are to be  fully trained and equipped with the