The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Mansur Nagoda has approved the immediate suspension of a medical officer at the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital.
The suspension comes in the
wake of multiple complaints received from patients and staff regarding the
doctor’s absence from duty without prior notice.
According to Dr. Nagoda, the
suspended doctor (names withheld), left the facility without informing any officer
or the hospital management.
He explained that several calls
were placed to the suspended medic, but she kept responding to be within
premises without being in the doctors’ quarters and never showed up till the
morning, thereby leaving a dialyses patient in a frightened state.
The Executive Secretary further
highlighted that the oath taken by doctors to protect lives should be their
first point of call in operating within the system and urged everyone to sit
up.
“Let this serve as a warning to
all, if by any means you have to be absent from duty, it is paramount to make a
proper arrangement with another doctor to cover up your duty post. We will not
fold our arms and watch people throw the system into uncertainty,” he said.
Nagoda added that the
suspension will remain in effect pending the outcome of the investigation,
while reaffirming the board’s commitment to ensuring accountability and
professionalism among healthcare workers.
“The Executive supervision will
continue with full force and we expect everyone whose name appears on the duty
roster to be at their post. Whoever is found wanting should have themselves to
blame,” Nagoda warned.
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