20 September 2023
Discrimination matters in health care because it can lead to the people being discriminated against being treated differently.
Tag: bullying
29 May 2023
NHMS 2022 survey shows an increase in suicidal thought and attempted suicide rates to 13.1% and 9.5% respectively among Malaysian teens aged 13-17. Higher prevalence reported among girls – 18.5% (suicidal thought), 13.4% (attempted suicide) – than boys.
20 March 2023
Malaysia
Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment
House officers at Sungai Buloh Hospital's OB-GYN department accuse medical officers of perpetrating a "tradition" of bullying in the department, including sexual harassment, sexist slurs, and denial of annual leave and meal and rest breaks.
6 January 2023
In a rare move, the Malaysian Medical Association is asking the Human Resources Minister to intervene and regulate the working hours of "exploited" house officers in MOH. MMA is also planning a roadshow to stop the “bullying” culture in public hospitals.
29 December 2022
2022 saw major health issues like medicine shortages, the tobacco bill, and MySejahtera, while chronic problems like overcrowded emergency departments, junior doctor bullying, and NCDs remain unresolved. Health care reform is a key question entering 2023.
22 September 2022
From October 1, junior doctors can use MyHelp to file complaints over workplace bullying, disciplinary issues, or toxic work culture incidents.
1 September 2022
The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia wants the HWCITF to extract and analyse the survey responses of 25,000 medical practitioners and also to produce detailed qualitative analysis of the 14,000 pages of comments received for practical recommendations.
17 August 2022
HWCITF attributes the bullying culture, which it says occurs across all levels of MOH staff and not just among housemen, to workers’ incompetence.
7 June 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says the task force has also been asked to examine perennial problems of staffing shortages in public health care facilities.
3 June 2022
Five house and medical officers believe that the HWCITF may be biased without representation of trainee doctors on the task force that’s probing MOH’s work culture.