Medical System with no Leadership.

The battle for leadership in the health care system have really taken a different turn in recent past. From one strike onto another, the health system leaves the patient in more agony. I have listened and read a lot about this unending saga, and yet still feel resolute that there is a solution.

For the sake of my readers who are totally new to the ongoing war between doctors and other health workers, I would like to explain some terms.

JOHESU, is acronym for Joint Health Sector Union, describes the union formed by every other health worker in a hospital setting that is not a doctor of medicine. In other words, JOHESU is made up of other health professional groups other than Nigeria Medical Association.

NMA, means Nigeria Medical Association - the umbrella body for all Doctors of Medicine (and associated sub groups like the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, Association of Resident Doctors, ARD)

Basically, the fight for supremacy is between JOHESU and NMA. I would prefer not going the way of past writers on this issue. I would rather like to look at the broader picture, which is the patient. Accusations and counter-accusations have gone from one camp to the other, but still no solution at the end.

Read what the American Pharmacist association has to say about the place of a pharmacist in the hospital:
 "Hospital pharmacists interact with nurses and physicians in their positions.  Often, they do not work directly with the patient, but rather with the other health care providers to optimize the patient’s therapy.  In some hospitals, however, there are opportunities for pharmacists to see patients by rounding with physicians and nurses".

Read what Wikipedia has to say about the role of a medical laboratory scientist in a healthcare delivery;
  A Medical Laboratory Scientist's role is to provide accurate laboratory results in a timely manner. An estimated 60 percent to 70 percent of all decisions regarding a patient's diagnosis and treatment, hospital admission and discharge are based on laboratory test results.

Read what the American Nurses Association have to say about the job description of a nurse;.... more later