00:00Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Thank you, Honourable Speaker.
00:05This question has been repeatedly answered by the Ministry of Health,
00:10and also on the 25th of February last year,
00:13the Honourable Minister also answered the question that was raised in the speech of the King.
00:21To answer the question raised by Honourable Speaker,
00:27regarding the statistics of medical assistants and nurses
00:32who work in government hospitals around the country from 2015 to 2024.
00:38I will not answer this question in writing,
00:41and I have already expressed my answer in writing.
00:44Nevertheless, the data provided is specific for medical assistants and nurses
00:51who are in hospitals,
00:52not taking into account the number of medical assistants and nurses
00:56who are in institutions under the Ministry of Health,
00:59as well as in training centres such as Kuala Lumpur Institute of National Cancer
01:08and the Institute of Respiratory Medicine.
01:11Regarding the second question raised,
01:14the justification for the increase in the number of nurses working from 42 hours to 45 hours,
01:20the implementation of the number of hours of shift work,
01:2345 hours per week has been introduced through the SSPA public service system
01:29through the implementation of the 45-hour shift work system.
01:34Employees will be given one hour of rest for each shift.
01:38The task assignment or passing over report with permission will be taken into account
01:42during the shift work,
01:44where the task assignment is done at the last hour before the shift work ends
01:48along with the early shift hours and so on.
01:51Thirdly, the employees will be given enough rest time
01:54and the task assignment is carried out in an orderly manner.
01:57For the knowledge of the respected experts,
02:00the KKM has approved the continuation of the interim term
02:04for the exception of the implementation of the shift work time at the KKM
02:08for a period of three months,
02:10starting from March 1 to May 31, 2025.
02:15The KKM needs to ensure that the implementation of the shift work time
02:18is in accordance with the current regulations,
02:21which are in force starting from June 1.
02:23And also, this interim term is due to the voices of the MPs
02:29who urge the KKM to discuss with the KKM
02:33and also the ministers who are trying to discuss with the JPA.
02:39The burden of tasks occurs when the members perform tasks
02:43based on the description of the tasks of the members.
02:46The KKM is very understanding of the burden of shift work
02:49and in actuality, with permission,
02:51they have actually carried out tasks for more than 45 hours
02:55without taking into account the rest time and the passing over.
02:58The implementation of this 45-hour shift work time
03:01does not add to the burden of tasks
03:04and this will be harmonized by the KKM
03:07and the SSPA so that we can complete it as well as possible.
