Probably the fastest way to get your complaint heard will be to go to the media or to a politician. But I wouldn't recommend that. There was an article in the Star recently about hospital negligence being a common occurence. All of us have made mistakes in our career, haven't we? Accidentally prescribing the wrong dose of medication or underestimating the seriousness of a complaint out of ignorance? I've heard of some doctors who brush the incident off without so much as an ounce of regret and some who beat themselves up so badly for putting a patient's life in danger. The question we have to ask ourselves is, which category do we fall into? We are only human. Everybody makes mistakes but in medicine, the mistakes are unforgivable. The courage lies in how we regain our self esteem and move on.
On a different note, how are you guys in Sabah and Sarawak originally from Peninsular Malaysia, going to vote? I'm voting for the first time since the last time, I didn't register as a voter, and anyway I was in Alor Setar and couldn't take leave. The idea of setting up a polling station in the hospital for staff and patients to vote is quite good, but I suppose tedious, as voters come from so many different areas. A certain going to be ex-chief minister is running for parliament seat at my area. I ask myself, has he done anything progressive for the state during his tenure? I remember I used to like him for being a nice guy. But being nice is not enough nowadays, is it?