Manhyia Hospital nurses to strike tomorrow, region/nationwide to follow over gov't failure to sack A/R NSS boss

Nurses at the Manhyia Government Hospital will embark on a strike action on Friday, December 2, over government failure to relieve the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme(NSS), Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah off his duties.

Nurses in the Ashanti Region and nationwide are also expected to do same Tuesday, December, 6 and Friday, December, 9, respectively, if he is still at post by then.

The information was contained in a notice published by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association and sighted by GhanaPlus.com on Thursday, December 1.

“The notice reads “ In view of the fact that the 72hrs deadline given in our Press Release issued on 29^th November, 22 expires today, 1th December, 2022, we require all leaders of our regional branches and all nurses and midwives to take note of the following;

1. Friday, 2nd December 2022 -Manhyia Strikes

2. Tuesday, 6th December 2022- Ashanti Region strikes if the Regional Director is till not FIRED.

3. Friday, 9th December 2022 – Nationwide Strike

The notice added “ We are excepting the National Service Scheme and government for that matter to sack Mr Alex Opoku-Mensah and we hope they do that without further delay to avert disruption in nursing and midwifery services across the country.

Manhyia Hospital nurses to strike tomorrow, region/nationwide to follow over gov't failure to sack A/R NSS boss

NSS Director verbally assault nurse on duty: GRNMA calls for his head in 72hr

GRNMA is demanding the sacking of Mr Opoku-Mensah following his outburst and insults on a nurse on duty at the Manhyia Government Hospital some days ago.

An audio of his outburst has been making rounds on the various social media platforms.

MyJoyonline report, the nurse had called the house officer who happens to be Mr Opoku-Mensah’s daughter to suggest a change in prescription because what she had prescribed was unavailable at the pharmacy.

It added “According to the Medical Superintendent, Dr Hussein, the house officer is said to have taken offence at how the nurse spoke with her, thus protested.

Dr. Hussein said, the house officer happened to have been in the company of her father when she spoke with the nurse on phone. As such, Mr. Opoku-Mensah was infuriated by the turn of events and followed his daughter to the hospital.

Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah is reported to have barged into the surgical ward of the hospital, where his daughter is currently serving as a house officer, to verbally abuse and threaten the nurse.

In a viral audio Mr Opoku-Mensah among other things said “you are very frustrated…Who born dog?…you envy her, you don’t respect. Are you a doctor? Who are you? Are you mad? Is the hospital yours? Stupid idiot.. that your useless nursing that you do, useless woman… Do you know who I am? I am the Regional Director of National Service Scheme. Some of you are under me.”

He also threatened to cause the transfer of the nurse.