emergency and trauma department Archives

31 October 2024

Letter

Bullying In The Emergency Medicine Fraternity — Physician

A physician alleges new bullying behaviour in the emergency medicine fraternity that resulted in an online petition against a high-ranking person in the public service. "Bullying is bad for junior medical officers, but it’s even worse for specialists."

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Health didn't improve in the Anwar govt's first year; it wasn’t even status quo, but worsened due to abhorrent policies, notably liquid nicotine delisting & forced resignations on contract doctors & pharmacists. CodeBlue marks the govt Grade D for health.

24 November 2023

Malaysia

MP: Why Was Tuaran Hospital’s Emergency Department Staffed With Only Junior Doctors?

Tuaran MP Madius Tangau asks how Tuaran Hospital's ED could be staffed with only junior medical officers with under 2 years' experience, after MOH sent a specialist there following a misdiagnosis case. New services have opened up, but "there are no staff".

12 October 2023

Malaysia

Bangi MP Funds Klinik Kesihatan Kajang Upgrade To Cut MOH Red Tape

Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan allocated RM343,000 from his MP allocations to cut government red tape in upgrading Klinik Kesihatan Kajang’s busy ED. "If we were to wait for MOH to put it into their plans to upgrade it, we don’t know how long that will take."

10 April 2023

Letter

Overworked And Underpaid In Bentong Hospital’s Emergency Department — Medical Officer

A medical officer at Bentong Hospital, Pahang, complains about overwork and inability to claim payment for extra shifts. "Imagine not getting enough sleep, but having to attend to critical Red Zone cases that require a lot of work and focus".

1 March 2023

Malaysia

KSN-Led Task Force Pilots Decongesting Klang Valley Hospital Emergency Rooms

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii says a pilot project by the KSN-led STAR task force aims to decongest emergency rooms in Klang Valley public hospitals: HTAR, Selayang Hospital, HKL, Serdang Hospital, and Ampang Hospital, as these are the most congested EDs.

28 February 2023

Malaysia

Audit Flags Nurse Shortage In Emergency Departments, ICUs During Pandemic

AG's Report found nursing shortages in emergency departments during the pandemic risked causing less-than-ideal patient care and MOH risked causing "repeated burnout" due to health worker shortages. In ICUs, nurses worked >12 hours daily due to shortages.

23 February 2023

Malaysia

Puchong MP Wants Emergency Department Waiting Times Displayed Weekly On Website

The Health Ministry’s reported average waiting time of 4-6 hours in emergency departments “does not reflect the reality on the ground”, Yeo Bee Yin says. “We must be performance-based.”

7 February 2023

Malaysia

MCA: Address Crisis In Public Health Care System

MCA deputy treasurer-general Lawrence Low tells the government to take CodeBlue's survey among health care workers seriously and to increase MOH's 2023 budget, saying: "Will the government only take action after things go out of control?"

18 January 2023

Malaysia

MOH Blames ‘Communication Problems’ After Patient Denied Bed In Pasir Mas Hospital

The Kelantan state health department blames “communication problems”, after a woman complained about Pasir Mas Hospital’s refusal to admit her 16-year-old son due to full wards; a Pasir Mas Hospital doctor had told her that HRPZ wards were also full.

Tag: emergency and trauma department

Bullying In The Emergency Medicine Fraternity — Physician

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

MP: Why Was Tuaran Hospital’s Emergency Department Staffed With Only Junior Doctors?

Bangi MP Funds Klinik Kesihatan Kajang Upgrade To Cut MOH Red Tape

Overworked And Underpaid In Bentong Hospital’s Emergency Department — Medical Officer

KSN-Led Task Force Pilots Decongesting Klang Valley Hospital Emergency Rooms

Audit Flags Nurse Shortage In Emergency Departments, ICUs During Pandemic

Puchong MP Wants Emergency Department Waiting Times Displayed Weekly On Website

MCA: Address Crisis In Public Health Care System

MOH Blames ‘Communication Problems’ After Patient Denied Bed In Pasir Mas Hospital

Kebajikan Kakitangan Perubatan Dan Kesihatan Kerajaan Yang Bekerja Shif Diabaikan Bawah SSPA — Dr A.H.H.

MMC-Registered Medical Graduates Nearly Halved In Six Years

Six Nurses’ Groups Oppose 45-Hour Work Week Under SSPA Shift System

New SSPA Ruling Worsens Nurses’ Work Burden — Hartal Doktor Kontrak

UMMC To Improve Process For Patients To Get Non-Formulary Drugs