Members of the Association of Residents Doctors, Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State chapter, who are overworked, have made a plea to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, to address the terrible circumstances they find themselves in right now.
The LAUTECH doctors bemoaned the unappealing compensation package in a series of posts on X on Sunday, pointing out that it is a major turnoff for potential candidates.
They emphasized that ignoring these budgetary issues jeopardizes patient care and makes it more difficult for the hospital to retain skilled medical staff.
“LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Ogbomoso needs your urgent intervention @seyiamakinde. Our doctors are overworked due to a shortage of manpower. No one wants to come because of abysmal pay,” the tweet reads.
“Residents taking back-to-back calls are prone to errors while covering multiple. LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Ogbomoso is the only teaching hospital in the South West yet to pay new hazard allowance, MRTF and new CONMESS.”
Another doctor in the hospital who goes by the name The Nigerian Doctor on X, bemoaned that they are overworked due to a shortage of staff in the facility.
“Your Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde @seyiamakinde, Governor of Oyo State @oyostategovt. With a heavy heart, I write to you on behalf of Nigerian Resident Doctors @lth_ard, who are working at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital @lautech.
“Sir, you are aware of the brain drain in Nigeria as thousands of our colleagues have fled the country in search of greener pastures (Japa). If well-paying metropolitan cities like Lagos are struggling to retain doctors, imagine the crisis Ogbomosho will be facing.
“As of the last count, LAUTECH-TH has 70 resident doctors, instead of 270! 10 house officers, instead of 48! We are informed three doctors resigned last week alone,” he posted.
“Can you imagine how overworked the remaining doctors will be? Can you imagine the dangers the good citizens of Oyo State face, as they are being treated by exhausted doctors, who are working back-to-back shifts, due to a shortage of hands?
“I will not be surprised if more doctors tender their resignation letters, at this rate. In fact, it is a wonder the resident doctors have not proceeded on strike, to protest their meagre income,” he added.
“Sir, Nigerian doctors plead with you to implement the previously approved funds for Medical Residency Training Fund; CONMESS 35% salary increase; hazard allowance; and intern waiver allowance,” the doctor further stated.
“We have been privy to the abundance of correspondence, hearings, and negotiations about these funds. We have been informed that the only pending but most crucial step is for you to sign your approval and these funds will roll out ASAP.”
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