permanent appointments Archives

25 March 2024

Contract Doctors’ Resignation Trend Rising, MOH To Cut Permanent Appointment Offers By 31% For 2024-2025

Contract medical officer resignations dropped 32% to 924 in 2023 from 1,354 in 2022, but overall resignation trend rose 2017-2023. MOH also plans a 31% reduction in doctors' permanent appointments from 8,704 offered in 2022-2023 to over 6,000 in 2024-2025.

21 March 2024

Malaysia

Over 1,100 Doctors Didn’t Report For Duty For Permanent Posts In 2023

MOH data shows the number of medical officers who didn't report for duty at their placements for permanent appointments surged 1,333% from 78 in 2022 to 1,118 in 2023. This is an 18-point jump, in just 1 year, from 2% to 20% of doctors offered permanent posts.

24 January 2024

Malaysia

Contract Doctors’ Future Now Questionable, Civil Service Permanent Appointments Halted From February

The future of contract doctors is now in question, as Cabinet has decided to suspend permanent appointments in the civil service from Feb 1, 2024 (all new appointments will be contract), pending a "new" recruitment method to curb the rising pensions cost.

4 December 2023

Malaysia

MOH Orders Over 1,000 Contract Doctors To Resign Before Accepting Permanent Posts

MOH has ordered over 1,000 UD43 contract medical officers in the latest cohort to resign, effective on Dec 18, when they report for duty as permanent appointments. Matters concerning contract service cannot arise after the "irrevocable" resignation notice.

17 October 2023

Letter

I Wish To Rejoin MOH With My Permanent Post Offer That Was Given After I Left — ‘Calon Simpanan’ Medical Officer

My doctor and pharmacist colleagues and I, who were calon simpanan, quit MOH before we received permanent post offers last Oct 2. But our resignations invalidated our offers. We want to be allowed to return, since this is considered a restart in service.

22 July 2023

Malaysia

Government Doctors Pawn Gold, Withdraw ASB To Cover Transfer Costs

A medical officer, relocating from KL to Sabah for placement, says she and her MO friends pawned gold and withdrew from ASB to cover transfer costs. MOH says contract-turned-permanent doctors, dentists, and pharmacists aren't eligible for transfer claims.

Tag: permanent appointments

Contract Doctors’ Resignation Trend Rising, MOH To Cut Permanent Appointment Offers By 31% For 2024-2025

Over 1,100 Doctors Didn’t Report For Duty For Permanent Posts In 2023

Contract Doctors’ Future Now Questionable, Civil Service Permanent Appointments Halted From February

MOH Orders Over 1,000 Contract Doctors To Resign Before Accepting Permanent Posts

I Wish To Rejoin MOH With My Permanent Post Offer That Was Given After I Left — ‘Calon Simpanan’ Medical Officer

Government Doctors Pawn Gold, Withdraw ASB To Cover Transfer Costs

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