Additional support for the Island's health and social care staff will drive up quality.
That's according to the Department of Health and Social Care - initiatives such as mentoring, codes of conduct and care certificates are being launched to offer more help to healthcare assistants and care support workers.
They make up a third of the workforce and spend more time at patients' bed sides.
Minister Howard Quayle says the new schemes are designed to ensure they're supported through training to gain a greater appreciation of the role they have to play in raising the standard of care.
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