Tag: MOH hospitals

9 January 2024

MOH: Nurses’ Relocation To Hospital Wards ‘Strategic Mobilisation’ With ‘Skill-Matched Staffing’

MOH's statement on nurses' transfer from specialist clinics to wards in government hospitals, where nurses in clinics are replaced by MAs, describes it as "optimising" the healthcare workforce with "skill-matched staffing", without mentioning nurses' "shortage".

8 January 2024

Malaysia

MOH Diverting ‘100%’ Nurses From Specialist Clinics To Wards Amid Critical Shortage

Due to a dire nurse shortage and insufficient nursing graduates, MOH is diverting "100%" of nurses from specialist clinics to wards in its hospitals nationwide, except those in O&G and paeds, replacing nurses in specialist clinics with medical assistants.

23 August 2022

Malaysia

What Decentralising Public Hospitals Looks Like, Based On Khairy’s Vision

Khairy Jamaluddin’s radical proposal sees MOH hospitals run autonomously by their own CEO and governance board to incentivise savings, while treatment charges remain controlled by MOH. Health care services may be regulated by an independent regulator.

20 June 2022

Malaysia

Why Medicine Shortages Are Affecting Health Facilities Disproportionately

MOH, university, and private hospitals manage their drug stocks differently; both MOH and university hospitals also ration prescriptions to deal with shortages.