THE 33-hour on-call shifts are not only unfair to government doctors but also patients, says a government backbencher. Citing The Star’s front-page report last week, Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) questioned how the shift is still the norm, adding that it could also affect services received by patients.
“For example, a doctor may start his shift at 8am and end it at 5pm the same day, marking nine working hours.
