Junior doctors at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) have resumed work, following earlier threats to take legal action against the hospital over unpaid salaries.<\/p>\n
This followed a letter written and signed by the Hospital\u2019s acting Chief Executive, Dr. Daniel Asare requesting the Medical and Dental Council to release 21-placed junior house officers from the hospital for failing to turn up for work for almost two weeks.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”GluKvOQkU3555Nq1Cr8E0XxpouziBmOj”]In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, Dr Asare confirmed writing the letter, adding that the junior doctors have since apologized for their actions and resumed work.<\/p>\n He however clarified that the \u201cletter was an internal memo to them and then we copied the Registrar at the Medical and Dental Council. They have come to apologize, they have written individual apology letters and they have now started work.\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Asare narrated\u201cthe junior doct ors were given the option to choose to continue with the assignment the Medical and Dental Council gave them to come to Cape Coast and practice medicine for one year and after that they will go to the district for one year then they become doctors with eminent certificates but they decided to abrogate it.\u201d<\/p>\n He stated that he gave them two choices: either to go for replacement or to continue.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have chosen the first option and all of them have now started work since yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n