The management of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, in Ogun State, has denied allegations that it compelled nurses to perform unprofessional cleaning duties amid the ongoing Joint Health Sector Union national strike, saying the allegations were baseless and fake.
This came in response to a statement made by the Elegant Nurses Forum, alleging that some hospitals, including OOUTH, were forcing nurses to carry out cleaning and sanitation duties due to the absence of cleaners participating in JOHESU’s month-long strike.
The forum condemned the practice, saying it was unethical, professionally degrading and a direct assault on the integrity of the nursing profession.
However, the OOUTH management, denied engaging in such unprofessional act, saying that nurses have always been treated with the dignity and respect due to their profession.