Health parliament special select committee (PSSC) Archives

5 September 2025

Opinion

Parliament Inquiry Shows Bureaucratic Inertia Blocking Health Reform

A PSSC inquiry into a Health Service Commission proposal showed little willpower to solve issues of an overworked, underpaid and understaffed health service, as bureaucrats shifted blame across agencies and politicians acquiesced to maintaining status quo.

29 August 2025

Malaysia

On-Call Allowance Raise For All Doctors Costs RM80 Million Annually: MOH Official

A BSM official tells a parliament committee that raising on-call allowance for all medical officers by RM55-RM65 will cost an extra RM75mil to over RM80mil a year. Hence the allowance raise was limited to WBB, reducing implications to RM20mil or RM21mil.

28 August 2025

Malaysia

Defer Forming Health Service Commission, Says Parliament Committee

The Health parliament select committee recommends deferring the formation of a Health Service Commission (SPK), finding that an SPK might not solve overall problems because it would be too costly. Plus, decisions on positions would still lie with JPA/MOF.

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Parliament Inquiry Shows Bureaucratic Inertia Blocking Health Reform

On-Call Allowance Raise For All Doctors Costs RM80 Million Annually: MOH Official

Defer Forming Health Service Commission, Says Parliament Committee

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Sultan Sharafuddin Wants Total Pig Farming Ban In Selangor

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Critical Manpower Shortage, Unsafe Working Conditions At HTAR Klang — Medical Officer