Foul!

UPDATE May 18, 2014: The MC-selling clinic was raided, as published in the Sunday Mail today. The Selangor Health Department sprung into action yesterday as they raided a clinic in Taman Selayang Jaya following Malay Mail’s expose over the sales of sick leave chits (MC) on Saturday.   The raid also took a twist as the man who had sold the MCs to both our reporters turned out to be the doctor running Klinik Rakyat.   The department’s private medical practice control unit confiscated several exercise books which is believed to have details of those who had bought the MCs and stacks of sick leave chits from the clinic before lodging a police report at the Selayang police station.    Unit director Dr Faizal Mat Arifin, who led the raiding team, said the doctor who operated the clinic, Dr Saidul Islam, had abused his authority in issuing MCs.   “It is a serious case as it breaches the Medical Act. We have interroga...

You sit in front of the doctor. With a sympathetic look, much like a puppy starving for attention, you hope the doctor comforts you. Without eye contact, the doctor asks what you are suffering from.   You reply you have the package — flu, cough and a slight fever.   The doctor finally looks up, scribbles something and asks: “Is two days MC enough?”   You walk out of the consultation room — having spent exactly four minutes and 32 seconds with the doctor. You listen to unqualified people tell you about drugs which they themselves are clueless about, pay the sum due and head home.   Typical isn’t it? Read more in Haresh Says today.