Here we go again. Our operating time has been cut down again. I might as well take leave for the whole of December. Reason — acute shortage of anaesthetist!! Only 4 to run the whole Department and hospital! 2 on maternity leave, 2 leaving for subspeciality interest and another 2 leaving to private! One of those leaving to private is irritated with the Ministry of Health as after having served for so long he is stuck at my grade due to the Ministry’s incapabilities. The other is leaving right after her gazettment because she knows she would be stuck at the intern/houseman grade for the few years to come also thanks to the Ministry’s incapabilities.
Don’t they see the problem! Now we can cut because we don’t have OT time and thus we have to push our cases which are not urgent further and who suffers – patients! My waiting list of 2 weeks is now 3 months for any patient who need surgery.That is the amount of cases we have postponed!
Can I blame those who leave to private – No! because what they get is insufficient for them as a family and the Ministry does not seem to show any damn bloody concern!(sorry) and worse this looks like it is taking a turn for the worse with no hopeful future!
I wish the public will have more say about what they want in the government service hospitals. This is their hospital and they have the power to mould it to their needs that it be an acceptable if not a good hospital to be in service in return. How can you expect the service to improve if the staffing is so poor and the medical welfare is ridiculous in every way!
We should strive for a better Malaysia and this would not happen if everybody just accepts everything around them blindly! The public must be opinionated and be the voice of change and tell the government what they want rather than the reverse!
For me I think e should get rid of the Public Service Department and let the Ministry of Health be run by a commision of its own without being affliated to the PSD or JPA in anyway!
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