The Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital (UCH),says at least 15 Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists, among others exit the varsity’s teaching institution every week.
He disclosed this at a news conference to mark the 65th Founder’s Day celebration of UCH in Ibadan,
He said: “Every week, I signed resignation letters of 15 health workers at the institution, who are mostly clinicians, that is, Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists, among others.”
According to him,between 2020 and October 15, 2022, no fewer than 600 clinical staff had left the hospital and added that bureaucracy bottlenecks has been hindering their replacement.
He added that there was an acute shortage of manpower due to push and pull factors, such as poor welfare of workers and insecurity, among others.
