Nurses of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region have threatened to declare a strike and release all patients on admission if government retains the facility\u2019s medical director, Dr Eugene Dordoye.<\/p>\n
According to the nurses, the gross disrespect shown by Dr. Dordoye to staff and mismanagement of the hospital is causing them \u2018psychological and emotional’ distress.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”Q1VG55iEzK8LWn0z0c2kcPqhumFE7tZM”]Speaking to the media on Thursday, the leader of the Psychiatric Nurses Group, Daniel Danso Sarpong, called for his removal within a week, threatening that the nurses would lay down their tools and let the patients loose if this does not happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are emotionally and psychologically breaking down and we do not have peace of mind to care for our patients. We need peace and sound mind to care for our patients. The Accra people have a saying that \u2018when the frog comes out of the water and says the crocodile is dead, you don\u2019t challenge him’. In the same vein, when the psychiatric health workers who provide care to the mentally challenged say they are psychologically and emotionally breaking down, don\u2019t condemn them, take them seriously,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Daniel Sarpong also claimed that despite an investigation by the Mental Health Authority into their allegations, a report was yet to be presented, despite several assurances.<\/p>\n