"The MMA believes such clinics in urban areas would be redundant and shortchange the rakyat," its president Dr David K.L. Quek said in a statement today.
"Furthermore, getting unregistered medical doctors to man these clinics is also wrong and undermines the healthcare service which leads to a possible poorer standard of care," he said.
Quek said the employment of medical assistants and nurses to man clinics is against the Medical Act 1971 which prohibits medical assistants from prescribing “any more than some very simple medicines”.
Last week, Bernama quoted Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai as saying the clinics would be allowed to prescribe medicine for minor illnesses like fever, cough or minor cuts and could also handle referral cases.
A total of 50 1Malaysia community clinics will begin operation next month to provide basic health treatment for urban residents.
However, Quek said there are already many “under-utilised” general practitioner clinics.
He said there are many doctors in the country but they are poorly distributed.
"If the government feels the 1Malaysia clinics have to be established, the least it could do is ensure these clinics are manned by registered medical doctors,” he said.
“The standard of medical care should not be compromised."
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak recently announced an allocation of RM10 million under Budget 2010 for the clinics.
5 comments:
tu la, suma benda nak 1malaysia..lepas nih buat la projek tandas 1malaysia..ha2
hm.. MA n nurse pn rsny xsanggup kot tanggung risiko prescriptn
amboi afif..laser nampak! hahaha
"A total of 50 1Malaysia community clinics will begin operation next month to provide basic health treatment for urban residents."
for urban residents? hm mcm redundant.. n not so 1Malaysia as it seems..
betul2 nak 1Malaysia? pegi la cater utk org sabah sarawak.. seringgit diorang lagi berharga daripada seringgit orang bandar.. baru betul kerajaan nak jaga semalaysia..asik orang bandar je yg dapat privilege..ni mcm nak seek publicity..
itu namanya politik..
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