Dr Norlela Ariffin sends KJ a list of five alleged bullies at Penang Hospital; JKN told her housemen may fear speaking up in a formal state exco health meeting.
Contrary to what many think, MOH takes prevention of workplace bullying very seriously. There are sufficient organisational structures to deal with bullying at the hospital level.
“One doctor said I was hopeless and told me to go to the highest floor and jump off the building,” claims a former houseman attached to Penang Hospital.
Housemen in their fifth and sixth posting will be allowed to manage all Covid-19 patients, from stage one to five of disease, and are eligible for the special Covid-19 allowance.
The High Performance Housemanship Programme (HPHP) allows house officers to complete their housemanship within 18 months compared to the conventional two years.