Alex Opoku-Mensah, has been suspended by the Ashanti Region Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) following his outbursts at the Manhyia hospital.
The suspension follows an emergency meeting held by management of the Scheme on Wednesday, November 30.
A statement issued by the Acting Director of Corporate Affairs, Ambrose Entsiwah Jnr, said the suspension is to allow management conduct further investigation into the alleged verbal assault on a nurse on duty at the Manhyia Government Hospital in Kumasi.
Management of the Scheme has also assured an investigation into the recorded verbal assault on the nurse as captured in a leaked tape.
In a recorded conversation, which has gone viral, a doctor’s father, Alex Opoku-Mensah, who doubles as the Ashanti Region Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), was heard insulting a nurse of the Hospital over a “wrong prescription” encounter between his daughter (the Doctor) and the nurse.
Although Alex Opoku-Mensah has apologized for his actions, the Ashanti Region branch of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has issued a statement calling for his dismissal.
Similarly, the Junior Doctors’ Association has reacted to the development.
In a joint statement signed by President of the Junior Doctors’ Association, Ghana Dr Louisa A. Nkrumah and Secretary Dr Norbert Kipo, the Doctors stated that although they
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 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,” the statement said.
The association added that 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”.
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