More medical officers are resigning, says minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: The resignations of contract medical officers in the public healthcare sector are on an uptrend since 2017, with many taking place last year, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

She revealed in the Dewan Rakyat that 3,386 contract medical officers resigned from 2017 to 2022, with the majority of the walkouts taking place last year, where 1,354 out of 29,548 medical officers left.In 2019, 475 out of 17,183 contract medical officers quit, while in 2018, there were 168 resignations from the 11,044 contract medical officers.

Meanwhile, 76,381 medical officers from various government healthcare services have gone through a mental health screening by the ministry, and it was found that 3.35% of them suffer from extreme stress, anxiety and depression.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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