Ensure that 1 Malaysia clinic treats patients well.

DAP Deputy National Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw calls on the Central Government to ensure that the staff members of 1 Malaysia clinics are sympathetic, treating patients as well as possible.

Dr Tan watches the launching of 1 Malaysia community clinics by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib. Now, it is number 44. The people are wondering whether these clinics will provide meaningful treatment.

Clinics that can give good service to the people are meaningful. We hope that 1 Malaysia clinics can play this part. Naturally, Najib has promised that they will not compete with private clinics.

I shall keep an eye these clinics. For example, there is 1 Malaysia clinic in Taman Intan Baiduri, Kepong. I shall assess whether they give service as promised.

Each 1 Malaysia clinic is run by a hospital assistant and a nurse. It opens between 10 am to 10 pm every day.

The Government has allocated RM10 million this year to set up 50 such clinics in the whole country. What is the maintenance cost?

Government hospitals try to provide as good a service as possible. But, there are weaknesses such as the attitude of some staff members needs to be improved. This includes doctors, nurses and other staff members. Will these types of weaknesses appear in 1 Malaysia clinics?

We wish that hosptial assistants and nurses who run 1 Malaysia clinics are truly people-oriented, giving meaningful service to the public.

Dr Tan Seng Giaw