Tag: patients

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14 May 2025
Malaysia

Patients Are Not ‘Consumers’, Says GP

Dr Pearl Leong, a GP in KL, says she has patients, not "consumers", adding that she's more cost-conscious than her patients. She says pharmacies often don't follow her prescriptions for generic meds and give her patients more expensive supplements instead.
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23 September 2022
Opinion

Patient Safety Culture

Adverse events and harm resulting from health care are associated with the developmental status of countries and the complexity of the health care provided.
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7 March 2019
Malaysia

Address Disturbing Patient Complaints, Doctors Tell MOH

One cancer patient had to stop treatment. Cancer patients are also allegedly seen two at a time in one consultation room at Sarawak General Hospital. Then there are complaints of judgmental nurses and arrogant doctors at the National Cancer Institute, Putrajaya Hospital, and Hospital Kuala Lumpur.