Housemen to meet hospital director weekly to discuss issues they face

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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