THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND REMEDIES OF ORGANISATION CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL [A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA TEACHING HOSPITAL (UNTH) ENUGU]

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1            BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The roles of efficient health management in human health and development cannot be over emphasized.  Number of, R.E. (1982) has stressed the need to evolve good management practices care in health care delivery in Nigeria.  The organizational conflicts existing in almost in Nigeria hospitals and health centers has erupted huge ineffectiveness.  If the hospitals perform sub-optimally, our health, education and general welfare must be adversely affected.  Infact the nations growth generally are affected.  Findings was made to know that interpersonal/inter-group type conflict, also scarce resources and differences in individuals goals and organizational goals etc give rise to the organizational conflict in Nigeria teaching hospitals.  This organization conflicts will be elaborated more as we go down to other chapters.

Effective conflict management could lead to improved organizational performance, the Federal, State and Local Government are all committed, at least its principles, to the goal for achieving good health for all the citizens by the years 2008.

In Nigeria health sector, different categories of hospitals exist.  There are the referred hospitals, the general hospitals, the federal medical centers, special hospitals, teaching hospitals and other medical institutions like non-government or private hospitals. Currently there are teaching hospitals in almost every state of the federation.  The activities of these teaching hospitals can broadly be classified into three: training, services, and research.  In other to carry out these three activities, teaching hospitals work in close collaboration with the federal ministry of health, the hospital board and the teaching hospital.