Low Pension Benefits- The Overarching Issue of Agitations by Doctors and Nurses in Greater Accra Region, Ghana 2005-2015
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
This research assessed pension factor in doctors and nurses’ agitations and the role of the new pension scheme in addressing that challenges in Ghana. Due to the deficiencies in the old pension schemes which led to the call for pension reforms and better motivational packages, the introduction of the new pension scheme is therefore expected to induce employees’ satisfaction and motivate workers in general. The aim of the research was to investigate the underlining causes of strikes actions embarked upon by public sector doctors and nurses in the Greater Accra Region between from 2005 to 2015. That period saw several agitations by health workers which made government established two pay policies, namely: The Health; the Sector Salary Structure (HSS) and the Single Spine Salary Pay Policy (SSPP). This research adds to scanty published literature and other sources, which ascertained the actual causes of these health workers agitations and the role of the new pension scheme in Ghana. The investigators used in-depth interviews and a mixed method made up of quantitative and focus group discussions (FGDs). The number of professional nurses and doctors in Greater Accra Region, according to the Ministry of Health, is 5426 (2015).Ten percent (10%) population size was used in the study. A total of 557 questionnaires were administered within four weeks in five public health facilities in Greater Accra Region, namely: Korle bu Teaching Hospital (tertiary healthcare facility), Ridge and Tema General hospitals (secondary healthcare facilities), and LEKMA and Mamprobi Hospitals (primary healthcare facilities). The research revealed that, one of the major causes of health workers agitation is the fear of insecurity after retirement having witness some of their colleagues struggled for survival after they retired from active service. Again it was revealed that majority of the doctors and nurses wish to determine the rate of pension benefits payable to them after retirement. They want to work towards the payment of specific higher premium, to enable them to receive specific higher amount after retirement. The research recommends that more education should be done on the new Pension Scheme for public sector health workers.
Authors and Affiliations
Anthony Kwame Apedzi, Albert Ahenkan, Comfort Michelle Apedzi
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002668
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