The Ghana Junior Doctors’ Association has backed the doctor at Manhyia District Hospital, whose father had a heated phone conversation with a nurse at the facility.
The doctor’s father, Alex Opoku-Mensah, who also serves as the Ashanti Region Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), is heard insulting the nurse during the phone call, which has since been leaked.
On Tuesday, November 29, the Ashanti Region branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) issued a statement calling for the dismissal of Mr Opoku-Mensah, who has since apologized for the altercation.
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But weighing into the issues, junior doctors insist there was no wrongdoing on the part of the doctor.
“While we do not condone the actions of the father, it is imperative to set the records straight on the falsehood being peddled to bring the professional competence of the doctor into disrepute,” a statement issued on Tuesday said.
Jointly signed by President of the Junior Doctors’ Association, Ghana Dr Louisa A. Nkrumah and Secretary Dr Norbert Kipo, the statement said the information put out there about the doctor and her alleged wrong prescription “is untrue, according to the hospital management and records available”.
“We, therefore, entreat all media houses to pull down their broadcast concerning the alleged wrong prescription of medication and entreat the general public to disregard such allegations against the doctor.”
It insists doctors and nurses have had a cordial working relationship and “we will continue to work as a team to provide quality healthcare to our cherished clients and the people of Ghana at large”.
