Doctors also have family and financial commitments and, “for the sake of their sanity”, need work-life balance that has been non-existent for most in public health care.
Medical officers from the peninsula who were offered a six-month extended contract did not turn up for work at Sarawak General Hospital, says the Meradong assemblyman.
Private hospital specialists may increase their fees if they feel they can maintain their clientele, but some will be sensitive to high costs for their patients.