bullying Archives

18 October 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha Vows No Compromise On Health Worker Bullying

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa vows no compromise on bullying of health care workers, urging them to use the MyHelp bullying complaints channel. An NST editorial says MyHelp and HWCITF aren't working, otherwise doctors wouldn't be writing to the press.

20 September 2023

Opinion

Discrimination Against People Living With NCDs: Does It Happen?

Discrimination matters in health care because it can lead to the people being discriminated against being treated differently.

29 May 2023

Malaysia

Attempted Suicide Rate Rises To 10% Among Malaysian Teens: NHMS Survey

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

Malaysia

MMA Seeks Human Resources Minister’s Intervention To Stop Housemen ‘Exploitation’

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

Malaysia

Recap: Top 10 Malaysia Health Issues In 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

Malaysia

MOH To Launch New Workplace Bullying Complaints Channel

From October 1, junior doctors can use MyHelp to file complaints over workplace bullying, disciplinary issues, or toxic work culture incidents.

1 September 2022

Malaysia

AMM: HWCITF Report Needs More Analysis Of Bullying, Doctors’ Issues

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

Malaysia

HWCITF Finds Bullying In MOH, But Engages In Victim-Blaming

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

Malaysia

HWCITF Poll Gets 40,000 Responses, Khairy Targets 60,000

Khairy Jamaluddin says the task force has also been asked to examine perennial problems of staffing shortages in public health care facilities.

Tag: bullying

Zaliha Vows No Compromise On Health Worker Bullying

Discrimination Against People Living With NCDs: Does It Happen?

Attempted Suicide Rate Rises To 10% Among Malaysian Teens: NHMS Survey

Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment

MMA Seeks Human Resources Minister’s Intervention To Stop Housemen ‘Exploitation’

Recap: Top 10 Malaysia Health Issues In 2022

MOH To Launch New Workplace Bullying Complaints Channel

AMM: HWCITF Report Needs More Analysis Of Bullying, Doctors’ Issues

HWCITF Finds Bullying In MOH, But Engages In Victim-Blaming

HWCITF Poll Gets 40,000 Responses, Khairy Targets 60,000

AIA Excluding Individual IHH Consultants From Panel On ‘Purely Commercial’ Basis: IHH

Budget 2027: Permanent Appointments For Doctors In 2027 After Housemanship

Pulai MP Reveals Cashless Facilities Revoked From 190 Specialists Nationwide

Overcrowding In Emergency Departments, Ward Bed Shortages In Government Hospitals — Assistant Medical Officer

Government Abolishes Madani Medical Scheme Under Budget 2027