In November a training was organised at Statia for staff from Queen Beatrix Medical Centre and St Eustatius Auxiliary Home. The topic was Person Centered HealthCare. Underlying principle in the course was that “happy staff make happy patients”. Theories, experiences, practices were exchanged about how we can stay happy in our work. All suggestions were summarised in the SWOP (c) principle. SWOP stands for attention to the Self, the Work, the Others and the Positive as guiding principles for happiness in your work. SWOP is also about making the change, “swop” from a negative to a positive attitude. Participants rated the course 4.2 on a five point scale. The participants especially valued that they got the chance to express themselves and their concerns. Improvement could be made by changing the time of the course from 8-4 rather than 9-5.
