Thursday June 28, 2007
MMA: Set up centre for public to send SMSes
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has proposed the setting up of a “one-stop call centre” for the public to send SMSes on suspicious treatment and bogus doctors.
Its immediate past president Datuk Dr Teoh Siang Chin said that an SMS number, which was easy to remember, would benefit the public which was still confused over which agency to lodge complaints to.
“They still get mixed up and they call up MMA to complain. So, we refer them to the correct numbers. There should be an easier way,” he said.
He was commenting on a statement by Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican that an additional 69 officers had been requested for to conduct raids nationwide on bogus doctors.
Dr Teoh said that while certified doctors should always display their annual practising certificate, locum doctors could face a problem if they do a last-minute stand-in.
Subsequently, he said that it was the responsibility of the “incumbent” doctors of the clinics to ensure that their locums already had the APC.
He suggested that it be sufficient for MMA members to carry their membership cards as proof.
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