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
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