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The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria on Monday threatened house officers of hospitals who join the strike initiated by the National Association of Resident Doctors.
The council’s position was contained in a statement by its Registrar, Dr. T.A.B Sanusi, titled “Press release on professional ethics for house officers.”The statement reads in part, “The attention of the council has been drawn to the news of the industrial strike announced by the National Association of Resident Doctors and it is in the light of this that council is constrained to issue this public notice as guidance to practitioners and the general public.
“Medical and dental practitioners on the provisional register who are employed as house officers, heads of health institutions where housemanship training for medical or dental graduates are conducted and the general public should note the provisions of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act in Sections 1, 8, 11, 12, the Rules and Guidelines that flow therefrom including the Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria and Guidelines on Registration.
“Provisional registration is for the purpose of enabling young doctors undertake housemanship training in approved hospitals under the supervision of registered specialists.
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