Charles Amissah case should not focus only on doctors - Dr Eli Atukpu
Dr. Eli Atukpui called for hospital authorities to also be held accountable over the circumstances surrounding the death of Charles Amissah, insisting that responsibility should not rest solely on the medical staff who were on duty. Speaking on JoyNews Desk on Thursday, May 7, Dr. Atukpui said institutions involved in the case must also answer questions about their systems, protocols and standards of care. According to him, the hospitals visited by the patient should not escape scrutiny if evidence confirms that Mr. Amissah was indeed taken to those facilities.
Dr. Atukpui stated that public discussions on the matter have focused heavily on individual health workers while paying less attention to institutional failures that may have contributed to the incident. He criticised attitudes that treat such incidents as unfortunate events that should simply be forgotten. The former Registrar explained that hospitals owe patients a legal and professional duty of care once they arrive at the facility. He questioned why attention appeared to be centred mainly on the practitioners who were on duty at the time rather than the wider institutional environment within which they worked.
Dr. Atukpui said that the hospitals visited by Mr. Amissah were the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital and then Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. He noted, "Once you get into a hospital, the hospital owes you a duty of care." He also said, "So, the Police Hospital as an institution could also be held accountable."
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Dr. Eli Atukpui is calling for a broader investigation into the death of Charles Amissah- beyond just the doctors involved. He suggests that hospitals also be held accountable for their role in the unfortunate incident- but why?
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