DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i09.014

Pages: 880-883

Industrial disharmony is a state of unrest, a situation where there is an inability among the participating parties to reach a peaceful agreement as it affects job rules and conditions of work. It presents itself as disputes between employers and employees, or between trade unions and employer organizations. Certain factors can be attributed to causing industrial disharmony, these include; inter professional rivalry amongst workforce, perception of preferential and favoured treatment to one group over another, inefficient and ineffective management style strained relationship between the management and labor unions. Highlight were made of the impact of industrial disharmony on the Nigerian healthcare sector, aimed to enlighten policymakers that policies that enhance harmony in the health sector are required, and if they are already in place, then their full implementation is urgently required. Three thematic areas of interest in the discourse on industrial disharmony amongst healthcare professionals in Nigeria were expatiated to include; industrial harmony; employees’ productivity and job satisfaction and last but not the least clients’ satisfaction of service delivery. The numerous negative impact of the ongoing disharmony within the Nigerian Healthcare sector as typified by the different professional associations and unions, whom hardly agree on modes of remuneration, career recognition and headship appointments in the healthcare institutions, has continuously made the health care indices of the country to be at abysmally low ratings. The way forward would be to canvass for the appointment of Health administrators with expertise in Health Economics and Administration to oversee the smooth and unbiased running of public health institutions in Nigeria. Also, all healthcare professionals should be given equal and fair recognition based on the value additions they provide to efficient and effective patient management. Lastly, the realisation by all healthcare professi