Conflict and the Rights of Patients in Government Hospitals in Nigeria: An Assessment. Advances in Management

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dc.contributor.authorAkor S. J.
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-28T11:53:04Z
dc.date.available2026-04-28T11:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe major aim of this theoretical paper titled conflict and the rights of the patients in government Hospital in Nigeria is to discuss and assess the extent of actualization of the rights and obligations of patients. The paper make use of conflict theory as a guide. The paper pointed out that Hospital environment which is supposed to be a place where the sick and the needy are cater for is often plagued with incessant conflict. The paper noted that there are several social grouping in government hospitals in Nigeria and different kinds of social relationships which makes conflict inevitable. The paper also further asserted that the major conflict that often plague the government hospital in Nigeria is between the labour on one side and the government on the other side. The paper maintained that the ever increasing demands on the part of the various labour union in government hospitals and the failure of government to fulfill her obligations to the labour is one of the major causes of conflict in government hospitals in Nigeria. The paper posited the incessant conflict in government hospitals often lead to untold hardship and suffering by patients that often leads to loss of lives and disability. The paper further asserted that one of the so many consequences of conflict is mass exodus from government hospitals to private hospitals both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria by those patients that can afford the costs. The paper concluded that the conflict situation in government hospitals given the government negative publicity both within and outside the country. The paper makes some recommendation that will bring about reduced conflicts in government hospital in Nigeria. Part of the recommendation among others include increased government funding and deliberate policy that will discourage Nigerians seeking medical treatment abroad.
dc.identifier.citationAkor S. J. (2016): Conflict and the Rights of Patients in Government Hospitals in Nigeria: An Assessment. Advances in Management. 15(1) 177-189. Published by the Department of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
dc.identifier.issn0795-6967
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/17759
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Business Administration, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 15; No. 1
dc.subjectConflict theory
dc.subjectPatients' rights
dc.subjectGovernment hospitals
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleConflict and the Rights of Patients in Government Hospitals in Nigeria: An Assessment. Advances in Management
dc.typeArticle

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