Korle-Bu Doctors Association Threatens Strike Over Lab Access, OPD Reform Dispute

The Korle-Bu Doctors Association has threatened to embark on an industrial strike at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital from May 2 if urgent concerns over laboratory operations and outpatient service reforms are not addressed by management.
The Association says it will withdraw services if issues it describes as serious threats to patient safety and professional standards are not resolved by the close of April 30, 2026.
It is specifically demanding action over the alleged exclusion of Laboratory Physicians from the hospital’s Central Laboratory and concerns surrounding the proposed introduction of 24-hour specialist outpatient services.
The Korle-Bu Doctors Association accuses the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of restricting access to the facility and interfering with the work of qualified professionals, claims it says are unacceptable.
The group is also calling for the reinstatement of Laboratory Physicians and trainees, unrestricted access to laboratory systems, and for all test results to be reviewed by qualified physicians before release.
On the proposed 24-hour outpatient service, the Association argues that the policy could overstretch staff and compromise care, noting that existing outpatient structures already operate round-the-clock through the hospital’s polyclinic.
It further referenced national policy direction linked to the 24-hour economy agenda of John Dramani Mahama, stressing that additional staffing not extended workloads for current employees should be the basis of implementation.
The Association has warned that failure to meet its demands will trigger a full withdrawal of services beginning May 2.