Backbencher urges Health Ministry to end docs' long on-call hours, fill vacancies

By GERARD GIMINO, MARTIN CARVALHO and HO JIA WEN

KUALA LUMPUR: The 33-hour on-call shifts for government doctors are unreasonable and unfair, says a government backbencher.

Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) said such hours are also unfair to patients, as the services they receive could be affected by the doctors' fatigue.

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