Specialist Services
October 2009
Somma Ahir Cardiac Nurse Specialist worked at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Male' for 1 month. She undertook patient care and staff development in the Intensive Critical Care Unit and also did a large amount of training throughout the hospital. She developed resource files and clinical guidelines to improve the quality of care for critically ill patients. Somma's report of her experiences can be viewed at Cardiac Nurse Report
April 2010
Graham Merrick Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon worked at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital for a short placement, as a self funded volunteer, whilst he was in the Maldives as navigator for the Zero Degree crossing. He undertook outpatient clinics, where he saw many patients from various islands; he performed operations on all the patients identified from the clinics as requiring surgery within his sphere of expertise; and he increased the confidence and scope of practice of the dentists at IGMH through guided teaching and supervised surgery.
April – May 2010
James Forsey, Consultant Obstetrician, worked in both Hulhumale and Addu. He met with many stakeholders in the provision of maternity services and assessed scope for positive change. He did a large amount of multidisciplinary teaching, helped develop written protocols and regular team meetings as a fora for reviewing notable cases. His recommendations can be viewed at Obstetric Report 2010
May 2010
David Campbell, Consultant Paediatrician went to the Maldives as part of the Sheffield Collaborative. Besides a short stint in Addu, he was mainly based at Gn Hospital, Fuvamulah. His work was split between clinics where he saw many children with diverse health needs, and teaching of hospital staff. He carried out a programme of teaching in neonatal resuscitation, appropriate use of drugs (antibiotics) and exclusive breast feeding, which had been identified as priority areas by Mohammed Saeed, the Area Medical Officer in charge for the Southern Atolls. Laminated flow sheets are now on the delivery ward and the side ward in theatres including a crib sheet for drug doses for term babies. David also did a medical update on gastroenterology, his primary speciality, as a separate teaching session.
David did much of the training with his wife, Fiona Campbell, who is a Research Associate at Sheffield University, aswell as a qualified Health Visitor and District Nurse.
David's reports on Paediatric Services and Child Protection can be viewed at Paediatric report 2010
