Doha: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has opened a Staff Clinic based at PHCC’s headquarters during an official ribbon cutting ceremony, recently. The clinic, which was opened by Dr Mariam Abdul Malik, Managing Director at PHCC, is ran by doctors and nurses at PHCC and operates during work hours.
The staff clinic’s primary aim and vision is to increase the physical and mental well-being of staff. The opening of this clinic will enable PHCC to promote and maintain the highest degree of physical mental and social wellbeing of its employees through a comprehensive range of health and wellness services.
Ensuring the health and safety of employees is a key part of the National Health Strategy (NHS2), launched by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in March of this year and the launch of the Staff Clinic is critical to achieving the objectives set out in the NHS2. Services offered at the staff clinic include the assessment, treatment, referral for both acute and emergency cases, in addition to opportunistic services such as anxiety, depression and so on. At the newly opened Staff Clinic, employees are offered services such as staff screening, sick leave assessment as well as wellness and relaxation treatments.
“The personal health and well-being of employees is a top priority at PHCC and the opening of this clinic aims to ensure these factors are continuously maintained. In line with this, the HR department at PHCC will work closely with the Staff Clinic to develop and implement an effective absence management program,” said Dr Abdul Malik.
“Across the healthcare system, we face many challenges within a variety of levels and therefore it is important that employees are provided with access to support from their employer, PHCC places emphasis on recognizing the importance of staff healthcare in order to lead with a healthy, happy and positive workforce.
