Just heard over d radio continental news dt all the 1000 doctors participating in d on going strike had been sacked. Does it serve them right or wht do u think?

Lagos state gov is very very stupid for dat,

Lagos state gov is very very stupi.d for dat,

WHAT??

I am one of the sacked doctors and for those that say good for us I say thank you. My department in LASUTH had 4 consultants and 3 residents, while the corresponding department in LUTH had 4 consultants and 18 residents. We have been trying to attract young doctors to join the department but nobody wants to come because of the unusually heavy workload and low pay compared to other teaching hospitals. So now they have sacked us I wonder where they will get the willing horses to do the work. Lagos state health service had only one active neurosurgeon and 2 cardiothoracic surgeons who have also been sacked. I guess they will bring in some Indians who will agree to earn half of what they were earning. Residents in LUTH and other teaching hospitals get accommodation in the hospital premises while those inLASUTH are expected to sleep in their cars when rooms are full and in some units if they are alone may be on call for a whole month at a stretch. Anyway persoally I welcome the rest for the past one year I have been doing my job plus the job of a collegue who was on study leave. I could have refused to see his patients and nobody could have done me jack but I chose to cos I felt it wasn't their fault. Now my phone has been ringing off the hook the same patients are begging to see me privately and unfortunately for them, I have health isssues for which I would rather rest than take their money.

OMG! am in shock at d news,i did my medical elective in a general hospital in lagos cos i am a medical student studying outside nigeria,i can testify to how these doctors are overworked,not fair at all on them,wow,dnt think i wanna return to nig to practice,later they wld say lots of nig docs r refusing to come back home.Nonsense.

allycat: I am one of the sacked doctors and for those that say good for us I say thank you. My department in LASUTH had 4 consultants and 3 residents, while the corresponding department in LUTH had 4 consultants and 18 residents. We have been trying to attract young doctors to join the department but nobody wants to come because of the unusually heavy workload and low pay compared to other teaching hospitals. So now they have sacked us I wonder where they will get the willing horses to do the work. Lagos state health service had only one active neurosurgeon and 2 cardiothoracic surgeons who have also been sacked. I guess they will bring in some Indians who will agree to earn half of what they were earning. Residents in LUTH and other teaching hospitals get accommodation in the hospital premises while those inLASUTH are expected to sleep in their cars when rooms are full and in some units if they are alone may be on call for a whole month at a stretch. Anyway persoally I welcome the rest for the past one year I have been doing my job plus the job of a collegue who was on study leave. I could have refused to see his patients and nobody could have done me jack but I chose to cos I felt it wasn't their fault. Now my phone has been ringing off the hook the same patients are begging to see me privately and unfortunately for them, I have health isssues for which I would rather rest than take their money.

@ allycat. you remind me of a friend who was the only resident in LASUTH ENT department some years back, he had 3 consultants. He was on call everyday, he got tired of it moved to LUTH and presently in SA. I really feel u.

He is like this