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Monday, November 4, 2013
Solomon Benard at 11:04 AM
Court Declares Medical Laboratory
Science A Distinct Profession In
Nigeria-Frees Her From The
Clutches Of Pathologists
Medical Laboratory Scientists Gets Freedom From
Pathologists In Nigeria
The court case between Medical Laboratory
Scientists And Pathologists has been declared in
favour of
the Former.
Justice Esowe of the National Industrial Court In
Nigeria declared that Medical Laboratory Science
is a distinct profession which has the right to
relate with other professions to achieve
organizational goals.
This landmark judgement was delivered on
Monday 23rd October in a case between Mr.
'Tony Asiodu, Ben. Ajufo, Association of Medical
Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, Medical
Laboratory Council Of Nigeria and the
Management of the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba
Delta State, Medical And Dental Council of Nigeria
and the Attorney General of the Federation.
The court declared that ' by virtue of the provision
of the Laws/Acts, Rules, Relevant Circulars.
9Issued on different dates) and 'approved
'Schemes of 'Service, members of the Plaintiffs'
Association, Medical Laboratory Scientists, are
distinct 'professionals and consequently entitiled
to be accorded due recognition in the employment
of the Defendants (particularly at the Federal
Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State).
Court Directs Hospital Management To Implement
Scheme Of Service For Medical Lab. Scientists
The management of the Federal Medical Centre,
Asaba, Delta State has been
directed to implement all provisions of the
schemes of service for medical laboratory
scientists.
This pronouncement was made by Justice Esowe
of the National Industrial Court
Abuja, Nigeria in a suit filled by the Association of
Medical Laboratory Scientists.
The sixteen page judgement ordered Inter Alia
that the defendants to 'immediately recognize the
existing Medical Laboratory Services department
and Federal Government Approved Scheme of
Service and put it into full operation for all
members of the Plaintiffs' Association in
accordance with the extant
laws/Acts, Rules, Circulars and Scheme of Service
aforementioned and for all
administrative purposes at the Federal Medical
Centre Asaba,.'
'It Is A Misnomer To Create A Directorate Without
A System To Support It' -Justice Esowe
Justice of the National Industrial Court, Abuja,
Justice Esowe has said that it will be a great
misnomer not to create a directorate system for
medical laboratory scientists
after recognizing the office of a director.
In his judgement, he said, ' In view of the above
provisions of the Federal Civil Service Rules, it is
reasonable to infer that the scheme of service for
the claimants recognized the creation of a
separate
department of them. It will be a great misnomer
to recognize the office
of a director a directorate system without a
department to back it up. I therefore hold hat the
contents of the claimants' scheme of service
clearly envisaged the creation and recognition of
a separate department for members of the
claimants as a distinct professional group'.
Jobs Of Medical Laboratory Scientists Doesn't
Conflict With Those Of Pathologists'-NIC
The National Industrial Court Abuja has declared
that the jobs of medical
laboratory scientists doesn't conflict with those of
pathologists.
In the judgement, the erudite judge says ' I hold
that, based on the evidence before me, there is
no conflict whatsoever between the claimants' job
schedules and that of the 5th and 6th
defendants. The above position is reinforced by
the fact that their trainings, professional
qualifications and schemes of service are different
from each other.'. This he enthusiastically
declared on page 15 of the document.
Court Says Medical Laboratory Scientists Are
Legally Entitled To Own Department
In a recent court judgement by the National
Industrial Court, medical laboratory
scientists has been declared entitled to have their
own department.
The judgement on page 16, item 2 reads' A
declaration that by virtue of the provisions
of the Laws'/Acts, Rules, Relevant Circulars
issued on different 'dates' and approved scheme
of Service, members of the Plaintiffs' Association
are legally entitled to
operate/work under a separate department in the
employment of the defendants.'


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A Welcome development indeed!

Congrat to Med Lab Scientists