Public Service Department (JPA) Archives

10 June 2026

Malaysia

JPA Admits Concerns About New Subspecialty Training Requirement

JPA says it's aware of concerns about a new requirement for doctors to have 3 full LNPT years before applying for subspecialty training. The issue was recently discussed by the KSN, KPPA, and MOH. JPA has requested further input from MOH on implementation.

29 April 2026

Malaysia

JPA Launches ‘Reform Circular’ For Civil Service Renaissance

JPA launches a Reform Circular to create a "cultural renaissance" in the civil service, aiming to change the stereotype of the apathetic bureaucrat. Reforms involve a fundamental change in the public service mindset, going beyond digitising outdated forms.

27 April 2026

Malaysia

After DG’s Admission, Hartal Demands Health Service Commission

In endorsing DG Mahathar's rare acknowledgment of a fragmented health workforce pipeline, Hartal Doktor Kontrak wants a Health Service Commission to streamline the whole process, decentralise health service employment from JPA, and ensure permanent posts.

27 April 2026

Letter

Operational Blind Spot: MOH Must Own Its HR Execution Failure — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Blaming only MOH for health worker shortages caused by MOHE, JPA, and MOF is indeed unfair. But MOH can't be absolved either. Without fixing how we deploy, support, and retain our people, no amount of upstream policy reform will translate into better care.

23 April 2026

Malaysia

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

DG Mahathar says the doctor workforce pipeline is fragmented across MOHE, JPA, and MOH, causing delays and staff shortages despite adequate workforce numbers. He wants end-to-end workforce planning, competency-based approaches, and less "regulatory drag".

13 February 2026

Malaysia

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Malaysia's elite PTD scheme in the civil service is an anachronism from colonial days; the UK has already transitioned from a generalist cadre. The Galen Centre says the PTD scheme should be phased out, but a PTD asserts that PTDs are still relevant today.

5 September 2025

Opinion

Parliament Inquiry Shows Bureaucratic Inertia Blocking Health Reform

A PSSC inquiry into a Health Service Commission proposal showed little willpower to solve issues of an overworked, underpaid and understaffed health service, as bureaucrats shifted blame across agencies and politicians acquiesced to maintaining status quo.

3 September 2025

Malaysia

MOH, JPA, SPA Play Blame Game Over Health Worker Shortages

In a Health PSSC inquiry, MOH, JPA, and SPA bureaucrats traded blame for health worker shortages. MOH cites a lack of new positions for old hospitals despite rapid service expansion. JPA and SPA say MOH is their priority; MOH gets new positions every year.

2 September 2025

Malaysia

JPA Estimates RM4 Billion Cost Of 51,000 New Health Worker Positions Approved Since 2019

The approval of 51,354 new positions in MOH from 2019 to 2024 – including medical, dental, and pharmacy officers; nurses; AMOs; others – was estimated to incur financial implications of under RM4 billion, according to JPA data presented to the Health PSSC.

11 August 2025

Malaysia

Health Minister Welcomes JPA Study On Importing Indonesian Nurses

Health Minister Dr Dzul has instructed MOH to work with JPA on a study about the possibility of recruiting Indonesian nurses for work in government hospitals, admitting that Malaysia's dire nursing shortage was "self-inflicted".

Tag: Public Service Department (JPA)

JPA Admits Concerns About New Subspecialty Training Requirement

JPA Launches ‘Reform Circular’ For Civil Service Renaissance

After DG’s Admission, Hartal Demands Health Service Commission

Operational Blind Spot: MOH Must Own Its HR Execution Failure — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin & Dr Zulkifli Ismail

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Time To Phase Out Colonial-Era PTD Scheme From Malaysia’s Civil Service

Parliament Inquiry Shows Bureaucratic Inertia Blocking Health Reform

MOH, JPA, SPA Play Blame Game Over Health Worker Shortages

JPA Estimates RM4 Billion Cost Of 51,000 New Health Worker Positions Approved Since 2019

Health Minister Welcomes JPA Study On Importing Indonesian Nurses

Ministers, Officials Go Around The World On 50 Trips In 50 Days

Governor: Bank Negara Mandated To Protect Insurance Industry

Insurers Question ‘Excessive’ Private Health Screenings, Procedures, Hospitalisations

The Corporate Scalpel: How Malaysia’s Private Hospitals Are Quietly Reshaping The Fight Against NCDs — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Plague On Both Your Houses: MPs Slam Insurers, Private Hospitals