{
  "id": 3954484,
  "title": "Resident doctors raise the alarm over manpower shortage at LAUTECH",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/resident-doctors-raise-the-alarm-over-manpower-shortage-at-lautech-3954484",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:02:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/resident-doctors-raise-the-alarm-over-manpower-shortage-at-lautech/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have expressed serious concerns over significant manpower shortages at the hospital. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called for urgent action from the Oyo State Government to address these issues, which threaten specialist training, healthcare delivery, and patient care. The shortage is particularly acute in critical specialties such as Anaesthesia, Chemical Pathology, and Haematology, where there are reportedly no resident doctors available. This shortage is causing implications for the continuation of training and the quality of medical services provided. In addition to the shortage, NARD has highlighted outstanding financial and welfare entitlements owed to its members, including unpaid minimum wage arrears, promotion and accoutrement allowance arrears, and the implementation of the new professional allowance for doctors. The association also demands the improvement of call rooms and on-call facilities, as well as strict adherence to appropriate work-hour regulations to prevent excessive duty schedules and doctor burnout. Despite a previous eight-week grace period granted to resolve the issues by the authorities, the resident doctors noted that patience should not be mistaken for acceptance of prolonged neglect. They have provided a deadline of August 28, 2026, to address these matters before further action might be taken.",
  "summary": "Resident doctors at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital have warned of a critical manpower shortage, which they say is impacting specialist training and patient care. According to Punch, several resident doctors have left the institution in recent months without being replaced, and those who have completed their residency training have also not been replaced.\n\nThe shortage is particularly concerning in critical specialties such as Anaesthesia, Chemical Pathology, and Haematology, which are reportedly without resident doctors, as per Punch. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has expressed solidarity with the Association of Resident Doctors at LAUTECH and called on the Oyo State Government to address the manpower, welfare, and working-condition challenges facing doctors at the hospital.\n\nThe association has also raised concerns over outstanding financial and welfare entitlements, including payment of minimum wage arrears, promotion and accoutrement allowance arrears, and implementation of the approved new allowances. The doctors are urging the Oyo State Government to take urgent action to address these issues.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Resident doctors raise the alarm over manpower shortage at LAUTECH",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/resident-doctors-raise-the-alarm-over-manpower-shortage-at-lautech",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:40:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}