9.4. Social care institutions order to meet the norm concerning staff headcount as set forth in Annex 2 of the MoSFA Decree, and in doing so, employ as many specialized nurses as possible. At the time of the visit, nursing and care duties were carried out – in the framework of the Human Resources Development Operational Programme – with the assistance of 15 persons having completed only primary school. The Institution was planning to send them to a training specialized in healthcare, so their work was actually part of professional traineeship. The presence of nurse trainees at the Institution was a positive development as regards the increased number of nurses, but it could not substitute for the headcount of nurses and carers prescribed by law. In addition to the mandatory credit-earning training courses, the employees also participated in a further training on hand hygiene. Those employees who did not have a baccalaurate diploma could attend school or a healthcare vocational training. I pointed out that with a view to preventing ill-treatment, it is advisable to expand the training opportunities of the employees, and make it possible for them to become familiar with the provisions of the CRPD and the OPCAT. Both the nurses and carers, and mental health specialists looked after the residents with attentive care, but they were not granted possibilities of supervision. Supervision must be provided for employees working in physically and mentally demanding jobs of responsibility in order to prevent burnout and to support the mental health of the employees. Moreover, it would be useful to create recreational opportunities, and allow for team building in various forms (e.g. by common excursions) in order to improve workplace atmosphere. There was only one occasion when the employees were provided with occupational wear, which, however, did not fit everyone, and they would have needed a change of working clothes, too. I asked the head of the Institution to supply occupational wear for the persons carrying out tasks in connection with personal care that is due to them pursuant to Section 6(11) of the MoSFA Decree. 9.5. Healthcare institutions 9.5.1. Persons with disabilities at the Closed Unit of the Psychiatric Department of Balassa János Hospital of Tolna County182 Balassa János Hospital of Tolna County located in Szekszárd, which is the Teaching Hospital of the University of Pécs, provided psychiatric care with 89 places (47 acute care beds, 30 rehabilitation beds and 12 sanatorium 182 Report No. AJB-615/2019. 93

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