{
  "id": 13071182,
  "title": "Budget 2027 to offer permanent posts to more than 9,000 contract doctors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-to-offer-permanent-posts-to-more-than-9-000-contract",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128138/budget-2027-to-offer-permanent-posts-to-more-than-9000-contract-doctors"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian government announced plans to grant permanent positions to over 9,000 contract doctors in 2027, addressing a longstanding issue in the public healthcare system. This move comes alongside various other measures to improve the healthcare sector, including raising incentives for nurses and paramedics, expanding affordable health coverage, and allocating funds to reduce treatment waiting times and upgrade healthcare facilities. The government aims to offer permanent medical officer posts to medical graduates who successfully complete their housemanship, marking a significant step towards addressing the long-standing concerns surrounding contract appointments.",
  "summary": "MORE than 9,000 contract doctors will be offered permanent positions in 2027, with the government saying medical graduates who successfully complete their housemanship will thereafter be offered permanent medical officer posts. The announcement marks...",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian government plans to grant permanent positions to over 9,000 contract doctors in 2027.",
    "Measures include raising incentives for nurses and paramedics, expanding affordable health coverage."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "2027 Budget: Over 9,000 contract doctors to get permanent posts next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/2027-budget-over-9-000-contract-doctors-to-get-permanent-posts-next",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:33:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}