patient rights Archives

8 September 2026

Malaysia

Beyond Litigation: What Malaysia Can Learn From A UK Patient Safety Group

UK patient safety charity AvMA helps patients seek answers and support after medical harm. Beyond litigation, AvMA says Malaysia could benefit from a similar independent body to help patients navigate complaints and, when needed, legal support.

14 August 2026

Letter

When Being Clear Is Not The Same As Being Understood — Dr Loshi Rajen

Even apparently simple instructions can become less simple when the person receiving them is frightened, unwell, in pain, or overwhelmed by information.

22 May 2026

Letter

Clarity Is A Clinical Tool, Not A Cultural Preference — Dr Lim Ren Jye

I use Bahasa Malaysia daily with my colleagues and patients. But clinical reality demands pragmatism, not dogma. When dealing with an anxious or illiterate grandmother, forcing a rigid linguistic template isn't patriotism; it's a clinical hazard.

27 April 2026

Letter

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

Patients should not feel that their care is compromised by cost considerations, nor should they be exposed to unnecessary treatments driven by system inefficiencies. Achieving this balance requires trust.

14 April 2026

Letter

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

To hit a 4-hour ETD clearance target at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, patients are pushed out of the emergency room and dumped into a multidisciplinary ward, regardless of their diagnosis or stability. Staff who try to delay unsafe admissions are threatened.

27 March 2026

Letter

Patient, Client, Or Health Care Consumer? — Dr Pearl Leong

Nothing can replace the personal medical advice you receive from your own doctor, who knows you and your personal medical history.

12 January 2026

Letter

Insurance ‘Quotas’ Prioritising Outpatient Over Inpatient Care May Hurt Patients — Kok Mun Sum

Insurers' directives to raise the quota of outpatients over inpatients for certain illnesses, including dengue, may subtly undermine medical judgement. Dengue can worsen rapidly. When insurers apply pressure to reduce admissions, the safety margin narrows.

16 October 2025

Malaysia

Sim: Insurance Interference With Clinical Decisions And Denying Coverage May Be Illegal

Citing CodeBlue's poll, Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin warns insurance companies that interfering with clinical decisions and denying, delaying or revoking coverage may be illegal. "Insurance fails to protect patients at a time when they most need protection."

9 October 2025

Letter

Act Now For Better Patient Care: Protect Workers’ Health, Protect Patients’ Rights — Dr Steven Chow

Without urgent reform, Malaysia risks sliding into a profit-driven health care model that undermines ethics and patient safety.

23 January 2025

Opinion

Patients’ Rights To Their Medical Records

Hospitals, both public and private, and doctors should be mindful of the legal position whenever patients request access to their medical records, according to Dr Milton Lum.

Tag: patient rights

Beyond Litigation: What Malaysia Can Learn From A UK Patient Safety Group

When Being Clear Is Not The Same As Being Understood — Dr Loshi Rajen

Clarity Is A Clinical Tool, Not A Cultural Preference — Dr Lim Ren Jye

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

Patient, Client, Or Health Care Consumer? — Dr Pearl Leong

Insurance ‘Quotas’ Prioritising Outpatient Over Inpatient Care May Hurt Patients — Kok Mun Sum

Sim: Insurance Interference With Clinical Decisions And Denying Coverage May Be Illegal

Act Now For Better Patient Care: Protect Workers’ Health, Protect Patients’ Rights — Dr Steven Chow

Patients’ Rights To Their Medical Records

Second Red-Bellied Piranha Caught In Klau River: Group

Ex-UMMC Radiographer Plans To Sue, Seeks Other Staff With Cancer, Thyroid Problems

Philip Morris Visits Perlis Mufti, Touts ‘Safer’ Cigarettes

Taiping Hospital’s Emergency Department Is Also Drowning — Medical Officer

Tribunal Orders Ex-Hospital Director To Pay RM10,000 For Sexual Harassment