Nursing and midwifery training institutions that admit students beyond their approved capacity risk regulatory sanctions as government intensifies efforts to improve healthcare training standards, Acting Deputy Registrar of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), Prof. Vida Nyagre Yakong, has warned.
Addressing newly admitted students at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College, Prof. Yakong said excessive admissions undermine academic excellence and compromise the quality of healthcare professionals entering the workforce.
“Nursing Training Colleges are therefore encouraged to admit students within their capacity with approval from the Ministry of Health to ensure quality training for safe and quality service delivery,” she said.
She stressed that overcrowding in nursing and midwifery programmes is inconsistent with global standards for professional training.
“Huge student numbers, particularly in the nursing and midwifery programmes, would not promote academic excellence in any institution around the globe,” she noted.
Prof. Yakong warned heads of institutions to comply with government directives and regulatory requirements.
“Colleges that admit students beyond their capacity and compromise quality training would no longer be acceptable,” she stated.
The HeFRA official said the warning forms part of broader government efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery through improved training, regulation and workforce development.
She cited ongoing reforms including the expansion of healthcare infrastructure, specialist nursing education, strengthening of healthcare regulation and the upgrading of some nursing training institutions to degree-awarding status.
The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency is responsible for licensing and regulating health facilities in Ghana and ensuring compliance with standards for safe and quality healthcare delivery.
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