Committee of Supply 2023 debate, Day 6: Yip Hon Weng on abuse of healthcare workers
What kind of institutional steps are being taken to protect healthcare workers who face abuse in the line of duty, especially if the abuser is someone who is not ill, such as a patient’s relative or caregiver? If the abuse is egregious or discriminatory, involving a worker's race or gender, do healthcare institutions have policies to ensure the incidents are reported, documented and recorded? What is done to protect healthcare workers from false allegations, especially on social media? If the healthcare institution considers suing for defamation, will issues such as patient confidentiality present hurdles for healthcare workers to defend themselves? What sort of counselling or emotional support is given to workers who have been abused? MP Yip Hon Weng asked these questions in Parliament on Friday (Mar 3).
What kind of institutional steps are being taken to protect healthcare workers who face abuse in the line of duty, especially if the abuser is someone who is not ill, such as a patient’s relative or caregiver? If the abuse is egregious or discriminatory, involving a worker's race or gender, do healthcare institutions have policies to ensure the incidents are reported, documented and recorded? What is done to protect healthcare workers from false allegations, especially on social media? If the healthcare institution considers suing for defamation, will issues such as patient confidentiality present hurdles for healthcare workers to defend themselves? What sort of counselling or emotional support is given to workers who have been abused? MP Yip Hon Weng asked these questions in Parliament on Friday (Mar 3).
Popular Shows
