Emergency help needed for medical staff: Healthcare workers are seriously stretched and something needs to be done about it. — Filepic
PETALING JAYA: Severely overworked, bullied and burnt out, more Malaysian doctors could be leaving the industry unless the Health Ministry intervenes and addresses perennial issues in the healthcare sector, according to findings of a survey.
Conducted by the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), the survey showed about 30% to 40% of doctors in the country experienced some form of bullying in their career.
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