Selfie doctor may get the sack

PUTRAJAYA: The doctor who took a selfie while attending to a patient in labour at a Johor Baru hospital recently may have her service with the Health Ministry terminated.
Nevertheless, its minister, Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam, said any impending action against the woman depends on the investigation by the ministry's disciplinary committee, which among others might see her suspended or facing administrative action.
"What the doctor did was very serious and it is against the ethics of medical practitioners," he told reporters at the ministry here today.
A photograph of the female doctor attending to the patient was circulated on social media recently.
In the photograph, the doctor, wearing a face mask even flashed a "peace" sign to the camera.
"Imagine that, it is not easy for some to become (graduate as) a (medical) doctor because it takes years and is very costly but because of one photograph, her (the woman doctor's) future appears bleak," he noted.
On Tuesday, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Karim said the patient's family could take action against the doctor.
Warning medical practitioners to follow work ethics set by the ministry, Dr Subramaniam hoped the unfortunate incident would not recur. – Bernama