Backbencher Calls for End to Excessive 33-Hour On-Call Shifts for Government Doctors 🩺

The 33-hour on-call shifts for government doctors are unreasonable and unfair, says a government backbencher.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Citing The Star’s front page report on Oct 16, Khoo also asked how such shifts could still be the norm for government doctors.<br /><br />Read more at https://shorturl.at/01Mpk<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline