Sustainable Ethical Leadership Practices on Managing Public Hospitals in Ghana: Insight from the University of Ghana Health Services

Abstract

Sustainable ethical leadership promotes the influence of professionalism, and hospital reputations towards compliance, integrity, values, and confidentiality. The purpose of the study was to examined sustainable ethical leadership practices on managing public hospitals in Ghana, using the University of Ghana Health Services as a case study. The study used a qualitative approach to seek information about the participants opinions on sustainable ethical leadership. Thematic analysis was used to analyze participant views on the study. A total of 25 participants were comprised of 5 doctors, 5 nurses, 5 pharmacists, 5 lab technicians, and 5 patients, respectively. The participants understanding sustainable ethical leadership practices revealed the importance of addressing ethical dilemmas. The results of the study revealed that continue and sustainable culture that adhered to ethics, and code of conduct concreted into the promotion of quality healthcare delivery.  Also, participants uphold ethical leadership to ensure that stakeholders have confidence in hospital management practices and healthcare worker commitment to patients’ satisfaction. The study provides leaders or hospital administrator insight on how to strengthen the mechanism and policy to transform the hospital in world class reputation. Furthermore, provision of qualified professionals, logistics and motivation will encourage professional from considering leaving the public hospital to another sector.