Look into plight of housemen, health Ministry urged

I REFER to “12-hour shift hard on docs” (The Star, Sept 3) regarding the plight of trainee housemen. I am concerned that while all that was mentioned has been happening for many years, nothing has been done by the Health Ministry.

My son, who is a trainee houseman, goes through the following working hours: Day 1 (normal shift) 7am to 5pm, Day 2 (on-call) starts at 7am and continues all the way to 1pm on Day 3 with only a three-hour break between noon and 3pm on Day 2 (a 30-hour stretch), Day 4 (normal shift), Day 5 and 6 (on-call), Day 7 off day.