Dzulkefly to consider nurses’ feedback on new working hours

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Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad wants to engage with nurses on their grouses about a new directive mandating them to work three additional hours a week.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/26/dzulkefly-to-consider-nurses-recommendations-on-new-working-hours/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrDzulkeflyAhmad #Nurse #WorkingHours

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00:00Health Minister Zulkifli Ahmad said he would review the findings of a survey by five nursing

00:07associations on the extended working hours for nurses. This followed opposition to a new directive

00:14under the civil service remuneration system mandating ward nurses to work 45 hours a week

00:19effective December 1st compared to the current 42 hours. In a statement yesterday, the nursing

00:25associations requested that the directive be postponed due to a shortage of manpower and

00:31increased risks of work-related stress, fatigue and burnout. In a post on X, Zulkifli said he

00:37welcomed the views of the associations and their call to engage with health ministry officials.

00:43He said all recommendations would be reviewed and asked health ministry staff for patience

00:48while the policy is refined as quickly as possible. Last Thursday, Zulkifli described

00:53the additional three hours as reasonable and said the welfare of those affected by

00:57the increase would be better taken care of as they would be given more flexible shifts.

01:02However, in their statement yesterday, the association said increasing nurses' weekly

01:06working hours could undermine the effectiveness of healthcare service delivery and affect the

01:11quality of patient care. Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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