Dr RA Lingeshwaran said the health service commission was intended to facilitate the reforms outlined in the health ministry’s 2023 white paper, rather than deal solely with human resources issues. (Magnific pic)PETALING JAYA: A senator has criticised the health ministry’s decision to not give the proposed health service commission the authority to create new positions or decide on remuneration and allowances.
Dr RA Lingeshwaran noted that these powers would be held by the public services department and finance ministry.
“I’ve been fighting for this commission’s establishment since 2023. If these government bodies still hold the necessary powers, what good will the commission be?” he said.
Yesterday, health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad expressed his ministry’s commitment to establishing a new health service commission, but said the commission would not have the power to create new positions or decide on remuneration and allowances.
