Perak Archives

15 September 2026

Letter

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

All zones in Taiping Hospital's emergency department are struggling with doctor shortages and overwhelming patient loads from referrals from district hospitals and KKs. Doctors also need to handle difficult patients who can't bear long waiting times.

11 September 2026

Letter

Politicians Get Better Pensions, Patients Get Blamed — Perak Specialist Doctor

While Perak DUN approves an increase in the pension rate for members of the state administration and legislative assembly, patients get blamed and health workers receive low allowances. Patients and doctors deserve the same attention as politicians.

7 September 2026

Letter

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

With zero housemen, medical officers are drowning at Taiping Hospital that covers four district hospitals under an expansive cluster hospital system, in addition to heavy internal workload. A doctor had to manage two separate CPRs occurring simultaneously.

12 June 2026

Malaysia

Doctor Shortage Forces ‘Drastic Restructuring’ Of Ipoh GH’s Cardiology Service

HRPB's cardiology service is undergoing a temporary "drastic restructuring" amid staff shortages, including one-year appointments for all referrals to the cardiology clinic, except pregnant patients. The restructuring affects both inpatient and outpatient.

17 April 2026

Letter

The State Legislative Assembly Isn’t A House To Recite Statistics, But To Solve Problems — Perak Doctor

A state legislative assembly is where elected reps are meant to translate numbers into policy. Health care manpower is heavily shaped by federal policy, but this doesn't absolve state govts of responsibility. Perak should learn from Johor, Sabah, Sarawak.

17 November 2025

Malaysia

Canvas Beds, CPR On Floor In Taiping Hospital: DPM’s Aide

In a video of his Nov 13 visit to Taiping Hospital, DPM's aide Neow Choo Seong showed canvas beds in the ED, saying patients are forced to get CPR on the floor during peak periods. An NGO wants to donate hospital beds. JKN Perak says it's investigating.

23 May 2025

Malaysia

Dominoes Keep Falling: Perak GPs To Charge Three New Fees

Perak is the 5th state to jump on the bandwagon of private GPs introducing new patient charges, with a Perak doctors' group recommending 3 new fees (prescription, registration, facility fees), following Sabah, Sarawak, Penang, and potentially Selangor/KL.

3 February 2025

Letter

Housemen Bullying At Ipoh General Hospital: A Scandal Ignored — Houseman

A houseman alleges bullying of housemen at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, Ipoh, such as physical assault, being forced to work double and triple shifts, revocation of mandatory off days if MC is taken, and denial of replacement leave for public holidays.

23 December 2024

Malaysia

Seri Manjung Hospital To Get More Medical Officers: Minister

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad announces additional medical officers for Seri Manjung Hospital in Perak, acknowledging that MOH is understaffed. "I am also aware that this issue is not confined to Seri Manjung Hospital, but is a nationwide problem."

4 March 2024

Letter

AGELESS Researchers Brief Perak Stakeholders On Cognitive Frailty — Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, Et Al

The AGELESS project has enhanced our ability to recognise cognitive frailty early by defining groups that are more likely to develop cognitive frailty, but more importantly, groups that are able to recover, researchers tell a Perak stakeholder engagement.

Tag: Perak

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

Politicians Get Better Pensions, Patients Get Blamed — Perak Specialist Doctor

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

Doctor Shortage Forces ‘Drastic Restructuring’ Of Ipoh GH’s Cardiology Service

The State Legislative Assembly Isn’t A House To Recite Statistics, But To Solve Problems — Perak Doctor

Canvas Beds, CPR On Floor In Taiping Hospital: DPM’s Aide

Dominoes Keep Falling: Perak GPs To Charge Three New Fees

Housemen Bullying At Ipoh General Hospital: A Scandal Ignored — Houseman

Seri Manjung Hospital To Get More Medical Officers: Minister

AGELESS Researchers Brief Perak Stakeholders On Cognitive Frailty — Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, Et Al

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

Second Red-Bellied Piranha Caught In Klau River: Group

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

Philip Morris Visits Perlis Mufti, Touts ‘Safer’ Cigarettes

Are We Still Practising Family Medicine? — Concerned Specialist