THE Health Ministry wants to set up a system to analyse the working patterns of medical officers (MOs), housemen and specialists while on call, to find long-term solutions to protect their welfare and safety.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said there were guidelines to ensure on-call medical staff were not overworked but it would be helpful to have a system as more and more doctors are entering public service.
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