For how long will we continue to put up with the nonchalant and unprofessional ways

of our Nigerian doctors? i think is high time they started paying rightly for their negligence.

If you have been to a government hospital in Nigeria, then you will understand what i am

saying. Not even our best hospital in Abuja (National Hospital) is any different. My be when

we start suing their asses and setting them on fire they will adjust and give us their best.

dont bleam the doctors, its government fault.

uyilicious:

don't bleam the doctors, its government fault.

Why should we blame Government for Individuals negligence. I work a lot with Doctors and I am sorry to say but most of them have severe arogance which leaves much to be desired. They feel they have monopoly of knowledge and so they find it hard to come to the level of understanding of patients.
Every Patient has the right to be well informed in a clear and understandable Language on the nature and treatment of his/her illness, probably because Nigerian do not sue, they take people for granted.
Some of Them just adminster treatment without consulting the patient to find out his Medical History or His Alergies and they do not even tell you what they are giving you and even if they tell you they do not dso say in Plain Languasge , they make a slight illness seem so mysterious and it scares the patient more than the gravity of the illness.
Apart from that, some just abandon their duty post even when there are cases of emergencies. My Father and i were travelling once and we witnessed an accident, we rushed the Victim to the hospital which was far from the accident scene, the guy was bleed profusely and we overspeed to get to the hospital before something else happens but when we got to the hospital the doctor in charge was escorting his girlfriend and simply ignored us.
My Father had to Call some Big shots before the victim recieved attention.

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Why should we blame Government for Individuals negligence. I work a lot with Doctors and I am sorry to say but most of them have severe arogance which leaves much to be desired. They feel they have monopoly of knowledge and so they find it hard to come to the level of understanding of patients.
Every Patient has the right to be well informed in a clear and understandable Language on the nature and treatment of his/her illness, probably because Nigerian do not sue, they take people for granted.
Some of Them just adminster treatment without consulting the patient to find out his Medical History or His Alergies and they do not even tell you what they are giving you and even if they tell you they do not dso say in Plain Languasge , they make a slight illness seem so mysterious and it scares the patient more than the gravity of the illness.
Apart from that, some just abandon their duty post even when there are cases of emergencies. My Father and i were travelling once and we witnessed an accident, we rushed the Victim to the hospital which was far from the accident scene, the guy was bleed profusely and we overspeed to get to the hospital before something else happens but when we got to the hospital the doctor in charge was escorting his girlfriend and simply ignored us.
My Father had to Call some Big shots before the victim recieved attention.

Can you imagine that i lost my Uncle just becos doctors in the in the hospital were not attending to him.

He was admitted to the hospital and throughout his 1week and some days in the hospital no single

doctor attended to him. And what was there excuse? The doctor to read the scan result had gone for

a seminar. Can you imagine that! leaving your patent to die in the hospital while you attend a seminar

when you are aware only you are the specialist in that field available and u had to go for as long as

1week attending a seminar. I THINK THEY SHOULD START PAY FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE

, i am a nigerian trained specialist/physician working somewhere in the country, i share in your anxieties,worries disappointments and frustrations, its a problem that has affected every strata of the nigerian society, as usual we need to blame the govt for getting its priorities wrong all the time, poor renumerations, non functional multimillion naira bogus equipments,persistent underfunding, despite the so called" VAMED"" initiatives, again there is a need to review the curricula of medical schools on the need to re-emphasize the issues of compassion and priorities, talking about the doc that went away without notice!!
its a pity that most practices in Abuja and even lagos leaves much to be desired, quite a lot of distractions and greed abound, in terms of clentele services, be rest assured that if you have any grouse with any medic you re free to report to the medical and dental council,
Perhaps you might need to look for a family doctor, for personalised services, the truth is that govt hospitals are virtually dead, its the bitter truth and the stakeholders too are all interested in the perks of office like the politicians, the bottom line is that the country is being raped by everyone, and its therefore sick, but who takes care of it, is it the insensitive govt??,the irresponsible politricians ??,the occasional care free doctors?? or the hapless and helpless populace??