Section 12, The Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Act, 2016

(1) The objects for which the Administration isestablished are to– (a) serve as an institution for both undergraduate and postgraduate training in the medical and allied health professions; (b) undertake research into health issues for the purpose of advancing medical knowledge and improving the health conditions of the people of Sierra Leone; and (c) provide advanced health services that meet the highest international clinical and ethical standards of care. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the Administration shall have responsibility to– (a) provide proper courses of instruction for the trainees of the Teaching Hospitals Complex; (b) monitor the general quality of care in the Teaching Hospitals Complex and ensure measures are taken for improvement where necessary; (c) undertake periodic assessment of the resources, including personnel, facilities and finances of the Teaching Hospitals Complex; (d) equip, maintain and operate the Teaching Hospitals Complex including the provision of facilities for diagnostic, curative, preventive and rehabilitative services in medical management; (e) construct, equip, maintain and operate such training schools and similar institutions as the Board considers necessary to provide the Teaching Hospitals Complex with adequate staff of hospital technicians and nurses; (f) construct, equip, maintain and operate such clinics, out-patient departments, laboratories, research or experimental stations and other like institutions as the Board considers necessary for the efficient functioning of the Teaching Hospitals Complex; (g) ensure the implementation of the work plans of the various units of the Teaching Hospitals Complex; (h) determine fees to be paid by patients at the Teaching Hospitals Complex; (i) appoint staff and determine their remuneration and benefits; and (j) do anything which, in its opinion, is necessary to carry out the objects of this Act. PART IV –ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS