The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Malaysia is holding nationwide discussions before deciding on a potential 45-hour work week for shift-based healthcare staff, including nurses, ambulance drivers, and assistant medical officers. The move comes amid concerns about high demand for public healthcare and staff shortages. MOH is gathering feedback from all stakeholders before making a final decision.
Final decision pending: Health Ministry weighs shift to 45-hour work week for nurses, ambulance drivers
“We are considering feedback from all stakeholders. Allow us to complete these engagements first. I already have a sense of the concerns, demands, and expectations raised. Commenting on plans to ease entry requirements for nursing diploma programmes to address staff shortage, Dzulkefly emphasised that the move aims to encourage more Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia school leavers to take up nursing.
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