Bridgetown.
The Barbados Community College has added a course in gerontology to its nursing programme. Minister of Health Donville Inniss said the one week programme was designed by three nurses who was trained in the area in Jamaica.
"This programme has come out of recognition that as an aging population, we need to have nurses who are trained to take care of our aging citizens", Inniss said
The Minister admitted that there was a need for specialized nurses in Barbados.
"We think we have come very close to the point were we are able to identify what specialites are needed.There are certain areas that are being addressed, including surgical care,paediatrics and a whole range of specialties", Inniss added.
He was speaking to the media at a church service to commemorate the start of Nurses Weeks.
