The Management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has been indicted in the 2016 Auditor General’s report for paying an amount of GH¢245, 277.00 as judgment debt to some 25 workers who were wrongly dismissed.
The dismissal of the 25 workers resulted in the judgment debt after the workers went to court to contest their dismissal by the management of the Hospital.
“We noted management paid a total amount of GH¢245, 277.00 as judgment debt to 25 employees of the hospital who were wrongly dismissed by the hospital board. Payment of judgment debt was an avoidable and wasteful expenditure which could have been utilised in the improvement of healthcare delivery at the hospital,” parts of the report read.
The report also noted that since the judgment debt, management of hospital have established a legal unit headed by a competent lawyer, hence such decisions are now referred to legal department for advice and appropriate actions.
The report also revealed that the Ministry of Health paid over GH¢86, 000 unearned salary to one Dr Emmanuel Teye Adjase.
Speaking at the Public Accounts Committee sitting on Monday, March 11, the Deputy Health Minister, Kingsley Aboagye Gyadu, said the doctor who has now been transferred from his base in Kintampo to the headquarters of the Ghana Health Service will be made to refund the money as directed by auditors.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
