junior doctors Archives

9 September 2024

Malaysia

New MMA Chief Wants ‘Appropriate’ On-Call Allowance Raise For Doctors

MMA's new president Dr Kalwinder Singh Khaira calls for an "appropriate" on-call allowance raise for doctors in Budget 2025 to recognise their sacrifices, besides asking for a solution to permanent posts to retain junior doctors in the public service.

16 February 2024

Malaysia

Adeeba: ‘Egos, Vested Interests Making Us Fail Our Junior Doctors’

Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says "egos" and "vested interests" are driving the conflict between the parallel pathway and local Master's programs for specialisation in medicine, suggesting a unified training program with flexible exam options for trainees.

13 February 2024

Letter

Long Waiting Times In Public Hospitals: Look Beyond Convenient Scapegoats — Dr Muhammad Yassin

Dr Muhammad Yassin says playing the blame game by blaming all junior doctors for long waiting times in public hospitals is detrimental. "The problems of our health care system are very real. However, they won't be solved by only blaming and generalising."

21 March 2023

Malaysia

MOH’s MyHelp Channel Doesn’t Allow Anonymous Bullying Complaints

MOH's MyHelp complaints channel for workplace bullying requires complainants to provide their name, IC/ passport no, mobile no, email add, occupation. The site states: "All information will be kept confidential and only used by the Malaysian Government."

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.

14 March 2023

World

UK Junior Doctors Begin Three-Day Strike For Better Pay

Junior doctors in England go on strike to protest against low pay, part of a larger trend of NHS staff demanding pay increases amid rising inflation and declining morale.

9 January 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha In 2021: Revamp The Contract Doctor System

In 2021, PKR's Dr Zaliha Mustafa supported contract doctors' CodeBlackMY campaign and spoke passionately on medical brain drain, 5-day ED waits, and to "fight" for a bigger budget to retain doctors. Over a year later, she was appointed health minister.

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.

22 August 2022

Opinion

HWCITF Drops The Ball On Bullying In MOH

HWCITF’s 162-page report fails to confirm if workplace bullying is a real problem faced by junior doctors, lacks personal stories, and makes sweeping recommendations without providing data or evidence.

19 August 2022

Letter

Ensure Follow-Through On Zero-Bullying Policy — MMA

MOH has to accept the recommendations brought forth by the HWCITF and work on implementing them. A time frame should be given for a review of the implementation.

Tag: junior doctors

New MMA Chief Wants ‘Appropriate’ On-Call Allowance Raise For Doctors

Adeeba: ‘Egos, Vested Interests Making Us Fail Our Junior Doctors’

Long Waiting Times In Public Hospitals: Look Beyond Convenient Scapegoats — Dr Muhammad Yassin

MOH’s MyHelp Channel Doesn’t Allow Anonymous Bullying Complaints

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

UK Junior Doctors Begin Three-Day Strike For Better Pay

Zaliha In 2021: Revamp The Contract Doctor System

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

HWCITF Drops The Ball On Bullying In MOH

Ensure Follow-Through On Zero-Bullying Policy — MMA

MMC-Registered Medical Graduates Nearly Halved In Six Years

Help, I’m Forced To Work Every Day — Sibu Hospital Medical Officer

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

MMA Launching ‘Black Monday’ Protest To ‘Save’ GPs

Rising Health Insurance Premiums Benefit Insurers And Hospitals — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman