I do hope this new
directive
to have housemen meet hospital directors weekly to iron out issues
pertaining to being overworked, bullying and depression will be
successful. Patients would be wary of being attended by doctors who
are too tired themselves to administer to a our well being. Whenever
we go to public hospitals we half expected that the service provided
will be mediocre compared to those offered by the privately run
facilities. For many, the public hospitals are their only hope of
seeking assistance and having doctors who can carry out their job
efficiently would be a boost to the reputation of the government
aided hospitals.
The public hospitals are
constrained by so many factors including the inadequate number of
doctors in certain areas and equipment that needs to be upgraded on
par with the rest of the country. The allocation for the Health
Ministry in the national budget never seems enough and private
hospitals make a killing filling in the void. The haves will be able
to cope as they can even go abroad to seek the best anywhere in the
world as they have the means to do so. What about the have-nots?
This group like it or not
have to depend on the public hospitals despite the long queue just to
get a number to see a doctor. The patient would no doubt feel more
sick meeting a tired and stressed out doctor. Doctors are just humans
with feelings like the rest of us. They need their minimum hours of
rest too so as to enable them to work better. The patients are not
the only ones that need that tender loving care but attention has to
be given to the care givers too. The doctor will definitely perform
better if he is not burdened by overwhelming pressure from long hours
of work. The profession is not for everyone and the training period
in the public hospitals can make or break a person.
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