National Council for Communication in Healthcare- Sri Lanka
MISSION
NCCSHSL is the professional home for medical professionals, researchers, educators, and other stakeholders committed to improving communication and relationships in healthcare. It is a home that provides opportunities for collaboration, support and personal and professional development.
VISION
A health care system where patients, medical professionals, nurses, other healthcare staff, and trainees feel valued, respected, understood, and are actively engaged in healthcare processes and decision making.
OBJECTIVES
- To facilitate the exchange of ideas and products of teaching and research activities related to communication across a network of individuals and institutions in Sri Lanka and beyond.
- To contribute to the improvement in communication in healthcare settings in Sri Lanka based on research evidence.
- To guide communication teaching in basic, post-basic, orientation, in-service, post-graduate and international training programmes conducted in Sri Lanka.
- To establish best practices and improve communication to comply with the changing needs of health delivery which emphasize a patient centered approach, shared responsibility and decision making.
- To stimulate the growth of an active network of healthcare professionals who work in team spirit towards the goal of improving patient care and people’s lives.
- To generate more revenue under knowledge economy by improving Communication Skills among doctors.
- To pool the resources to develop the National Communication Skills Council in Health Care
Structure of the National Council for Communication in Healthcare- Sri Lanka
Structure of the National Council for Communication in Healthcare- Sri Lanka
