The Ministry of Health (MOH) has urged private general practitioners (GPs) and contract doctors to participate in the initiative to extend operating hours at public health clinics to ensure its success.
Its Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the support and cooperation would enable to help MOH to reduce the workload among health workers and provide the best service to patients. “We have identified 52 health clinics that require extended hours.“This can help reduce congestion in the hospital's Emergency Department,” she said at a press conference after officiating the state-level World Kidney Day 2023 here today.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health was reported to have announced the extended hours at 52 health clinics nationwide to reduce overcrowding in the hospital’s Emergency Department.The clinic's operating hours in the Klang Valley have been extended from 5 pm to 9.30 pm from Mondays to Fridays and 8 am to 12 noon on Saturdays. While in Kedah, Kelantan and Johor, the operating hours from Sundays to Thursdays have been extended from 5 pm to 9.30 pm, and 8 am to 12 noon on Saturdays.
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