The Junior Doctors Association has denied claims made on social media that a doctor at the Manhyia District Hospital, whose father verbally assaulted a nurse, gave a wrong prescription which led to the altercation.
According to a statement issued by the Junior Doctors Association in an attempt to clear the air, the claims made against the doctor are completely false and should be ignored.
“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.”
“The doctor did not review any child on the surgical ward on the day in question. No prescription was written for a child by the doctor on the said date and therefore she could not have prescribed a wrong dosage,” the statement read.
The association added that “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.”
Meanwhile, the Manhyia District Hospital’s administration says it is providing psychological support to the doctor and nurse involved in the incident and has asked them to take a break from work.
Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Director for the National Service Scheme, is heard insulting the nurse in a viral audio after a misunderstanding between his daughter, a junior doctor, and a nurse at the facility.
The nurse is said to have placed a call to the doctor who is undergoing her housemanship and had closed from work to return to the hospital, to log in the E-health system, and update a patient’s prescription in order to prevent the patient from being billed for unissued medicine.
Mr Opoku-Mensah stormed the hospital and verbally abused the nurse in support of his daughter following the altercation between the two.
He later apologized for the incident after nurses demanded that he be fired. In addition, the National Service Scheme has launched an investigation into the actions of its Ashanti Regional Director.
