New WBB shift system merely a proposal, says Dzulkefly

The Star

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad on Thursday (Jan 16) clarified that the proposal for the new shift system, Waktu Bekerja Berlainan (WBB), to be piloted in seven hospitals, is still just a proposal.  He said he had not approved WBB and it remains a recommendation that is being fine-tuned.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3tbsx3y5   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00About the WPP and the circular that was released yesterday,

00:04is there any effect on the circular?

00:08I feel like I've answered this question many times.

00:12When it comes to working with WPP,

00:15it is actually a suggestion,

00:17which is still a suggestion,

00:19and I need to emphasize that.

00:22Because it is a continuous effort for improvement,

00:25from the point of view of care delivery,

00:29service delivery,

00:31as well as from the point of view of fairness,

00:33health care,

00:35our workers, staff, our hands.

00:38This is the direction to improve.

00:42Whatever it is, this is a suggestion,

00:45it must be a suggestion,

00:46it must still be in the suggestion status,

00:49and it has not yet reached me.

00:52And even further to the WPP.

00:55Unfortunately, it has been released.

01:05Maybe on purpose, maybe not on purpose,

01:07that's another question.

01:08The first question for me is to explain

01:10that I have not yet passed this suggestion.

01:13Not to mention the WPP.

01:15Whatever the reason,

01:17there are pros and cons,

01:19in every good and bad decision.

01:21That's why I want to make sure

01:26that we will go through a stringent evaluation,

01:29direct engagement,

01:31and of course I will involve,

01:33in the form of direct engagement,

01:36with at least our hospital staff,

01:40specialists,

01:42particularly specialists,

01:44and also heads of departments,

01:46heads of specialties.

01:47So that's very important for me to say.

01:49It's still far away,

01:51but it has been leaked.

01:55I don't know if I will open it.

01:57So it's not important to me who leaked it,

01:59but it's unfortunate that it has been leaked,

02:03or was leaked,

02:04even though I haven't yet.

02:06The WPP will definitely give me an explanation.

02:11It has not yet reached me.

02:13That's not to say that I have not approved

02:15the WPP,

02:16I haven't passed it yet.

02:18I'm still going through a process

02:20to improve it.

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