Lab scientists kick over alleged neglect by UBTH ..

Trouble seems to be brewing for management of University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, as some staff, under the aegis of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, have demanded fairer treatment from the authority.

AMLSN decried what it termed under staffing, abuse of court orders, shortage of manpower, insufficient working materials and harsh working conditions.

Addressing newsmen in Benin City, UBTH chapter chairman of AMLSN, Olumoye Abdulazeez, said that the condition under which they work had resulted in UBTH placing more burden on patients as they are deprived of quality services due to poor functional equipment and lack of chemicals for laboratory analysis.

The association noted that while positive steps had been taken to discuss with management with a view to ameliorating the situation, the situation was biting harder on its members, due to failure to implement the 2001 Scheme of Service and 2014 enhance entry point for medical laboratory scientists.

“While we are aware of the huge cost being charged by UBTH as the highest payable in the country for laboratory analysis, we are equally baffled by the way and manner the authorities have deliberately decided to make life and the working conditions of AMLSN and its members unbearable since management has decline payment of our arrears, promotion and re-grading of our members.”