permanent appointments Archives

20 June 2025

Malaysia

Doctors’ Groups Demand Relocation Allowance Ahead Of ePlacement

Doctors' groups demand transfer allowances for MOs across peninsula and Sabah/Sarawak postings, ahead of the June 24 ePlacement session. Dr Aiman Alias says there's no need to make Sabah/Sarawak a mandatory selection. HDK is "excited" about the new system.

17 June 2025

Malaysia

New ePlacement System: Sabah/ Sarawak Requirement Among Three Options, Algorithm Determines Placements

ePlacement for 2,248 MOs set for June 24. In a new system, MOs must pick 3 facilities, including a mandatory Sabah/Sarawak option. An algorithm will solely decide placements, free of human bias, based on weighted personal, health, family & career factors.

8 April 2025

Malaysia

Take CodeBlue Poll On Medical Officer Placement Preferences

CodeBlue is running a survey on medical officers' preference for placements: where they want to serve, why, and how to reform the placement process. Only medical officers (contract or permanent) are invited to participate. The poll is open until April 25.

7 November 2024

Letter

Grateful For Junior Doctors’ Permanent Positions, But Disappointed With Handling Of Placement Process — MMA

“Many junior doctors who have served diligently are now questioning why some colleagues were offered permanent roles while others were not and placed on the reserve list. The absence of transparency has led to disappointment and frustration,” says MMA.

30 July 2024

Malaysia

Specialist Doctor Resignations From MOH Rose 57% In Five Years

Resignations of specialist doctors from MOH rose by 57% from 229 resignations in 2019 to 359 in 2023. Last year's 359 resignations were more than double the 168 resignations in 2022 and the highest in the past five years since 2019.

16 May 2024

Letter

A Vicious Cycle: Manpower Shortage Causing Mass Doctor Resignations — Ampang Hospital Specialist

An Ampang Hospital specialist says over 20 medical officers have quit so far since s/he joined the medical department last year. The main issue driving doctor resignations is manpower shortage, including lack of housemen, forcing MOs to play double roles.

25 March 2024

Malaysia

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.

Tag: permanent appointments

Doctors’ Groups Demand Relocation Allowance Ahead Of ePlacement

New ePlacement System: Sabah/ Sarawak Requirement Among Three Options, Algorithm Determines Placements

Take CodeBlue Poll On Medical Officer Placement Preferences

Grateful For Junior Doctors’ Permanent Positions, But Disappointed With Handling Of Placement Process — MMA

Specialist Doctor Resignations From MOH Rose 57% In Five Years

A Vicious Cycle: Manpower Shortage Causing Mass Doctor Resignations — Ampang Hospital Specialist

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

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

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG