Anwar Ibrahim proposes a “Skim Perubatan Madani” under Budget 2023 for the poor seeking treatment at private GP clinics, which Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii described in a tweet as a medical card with an annual credit for selected B40 patients.
Dr Zaliha Mustafa – without providing timelines – promises to restore the glory of Selayang Hospital as a flagship IT hospital in Southeast Asia. In 1999, Selayang Hospital was the first hospital in the world, not just the region, to go fully electronic.
Singapore’s Straits Times reports that a psychiatric patient in Selayang Hospital – upset about being stranded in the emergency room along with dozens of others as all wards were full – stabbed another patient earlier today, causing serious injuries.
An MO details how in an MOH hospital in Selangor where she served in 2022, the acute (critically ill) section of the neonatal ICU had one nurse to three babies, instead of one-to-one care. She also says young children placed in adult ICUs get traumatised.
The Selangor state government will cover the cost of screening, psychiatrist consultation charges, basic psychotherapy treatment, and medications for the first two weeks.
The Selangor Health Partnership Programme 2023 (SELHEP2023) received proposals on eight key health priorities; the Selangkah app will act as the integration platform for proposed interventions.
This includes an RM45mil health insurance programme, health screenings, mental health programmes, food basket nutrition programmes for children, and free sanitary pads for girls and women.
Rekod Hayat Selangor incorporates electronic medical records and lifetime health records under Selangkah, allowing users access to their personal health information and prescriptions – “in your pocket, when it’s needed, where it’s needed”.