Mutual Placement Exchange Platform To Reduce Burnout In Health Workers

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Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad was optimistic that the platform could address issues such as burnout among healthcare workers stationed far from their homes.BANGI: The health ministry will launch a digital platform for the mutual exchange of placements in the third or fourth quarter of the year, says minister Dzulkefly Ahmad

He said the platform aimed to reduce burnout among overworked staff by allowing health workers within the same scheme to exchange their placements without requiring intervention from the human resources division.
However, he said it was more realistic to launch the platform by the end of the year.
It was reported that health ministry deputy secretary-general (finance) Norazman Ayob had aimed to launch the platform by June 1.
“This is a new mechanism and we are discussing it intensely. Hopefully, we will be able to conclude with some findings. A platform for mutual exchange, of course, has to be ‘like-for-like’, doctors with doctors. It cannot be doctors (swapping duty) with nurses.
“So yes, we really want this to be given (a try) because this is for the welfare of our healthcare workers,” he said after attending the Shariacare: Pioneering Health with Shariah Values symposium here today.
Dzulkefly said discussions to create this platform began last year with the goal of introducing a system that can function efficiently without administrative intervention.
He was optimistic that the platform could address issues such as burnout among healthcare workers stationed far from their homes.
“We need to take a multipronged approach, so among other things, we need to look at whether there is an acute shortage or maldistribution.
“The distribution needs to be corrected, what is said to be the metrics for hours, doctors should be giving what is expected. All of these have different settings and different needs and demands. We will look at all of this,” he added. - FMT

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