We need to question our perennial obsession in seeing doctors with some kind of elevated status in society, because this directly contributed to the oversupply.
Health professionals across the board warn of lower morale among their junior counterparts and their imminent departure for the private sector and abroad.
Doctors, pharmacists, and dentists appointed into the public sector from January 1, 2020, will no longer receive a monthly RM750 Critical Service Incentive Payment (BIPK).
The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations Malaysia (FPMPAM) raises the issue of unfair fees and one-sided contracts with managed care organisations.