Health Ministry reminds govt doctors to adhere to ethics

The Health Ministry has issued a reminder to all doctors serving in government hospitals to adhere to their ethics as medical practitioners, said its deputy minister Datuk Seri Dr. Hilmi Yahaya.

He said it was also to ensure government doctors exerted self discipline and not do something that could humiliate their patients.

"A doctor should protect the ethics and confidentiality of their patients," he told reporters after visiting the Krubong 1Malaysia clinic here today, which began operation on Aug 3 and is the 19th such clinic in the state.

He was asked to comment on the action of a female doctor who took a 'selfie' photo of a patient at a hospital in Johor Baharu, Johor recently.

On disciplinary action to be taken on the doctor concerned, he said it would be based on the findings of the Health Ministry Disciplinary Committee and Johor Health Department.