It is nothing surprise the public relationship company of 1Malaysia programme.
But I was shocked to learn that the respectable CAP chairman Datuk Idris has the same taste as the 1Malaysia, which is selling whatever Malaysia has for the purpose of ruling the country.
from malaysikini.com
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/122600
Perhaps his memory has failed him. Or perhaps he now sees himself championing the cause of the poor even though they only get to see medical sssistants instead of doctors. Miraculously, according to him, medical sssistants who used to help in private and estate clinics are now 'experienced and qualified' to see patients independently. A far cry from his usual 'unqualified, unregistered practitioners'. He backs up his claims now quoting various examples such as nurse practitioners he conveniently has picked from other countries where it appears to be the practice.
Before Idris gives his stamp of approval for medical assistants to diagnose, investigate and treat patients independently, he should perhaps wake up to the fact that Nurse Practitioners in the US have nothing less then an MSc degree. Similarly Nurse Anesthetists in the US - who are frequently compared with our GA (General Anesthetic) giving MAs in Sarawak - are highly qualified MSc graduates after they have gained a basic degree in nursing and years of experience.
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