Industrial Conflict in the Health Sector: Its Challenges, Prospects and Solutions. (A Study of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba)

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ABSTRACT

The study examined the industrial conflict in the health sector; its challenges, prospects and solution using federal neuropsychiatric hospital, yaba. Theory of Industrial conflict in the health sector by chamberlain provided by the framework, research design was purely explored and the sample size 800 was selected. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. While 41.9% were males, 58.1% were females. More so 18.1% of the respondents had 1-10years working experience in the hospital, 47.6% of the respondents were between 11-20years working experience while 25.8% were between 21-30years working experience and 8.5% were above 30years working experience. In respect of poor wages and salaries are the only root cause of conflict in public health sectors, 4.1% of the respondents strongly disagreed, 3.4% disagreed, 17.3% were undecided, 67.3% agreed and 7.8% strongly agreed. As to whether absence of regular promotion of staff has led to conflict in public health sectors, 17.7% of the respondents strongly disagreed, 2.7% disagreed, 65.4% were undecided, 14.2% agreed and 2.7 strongly agreed. The findings of the three hypotheses showed that there is no significant relationship between factors that are responsible for industrial conflict and smooth operation of government hospitals. However, the relationship between the two variables is strong but not significant. The study has brought to the fore how most of the public work organisations take the issue of workers’ welfare with levity.