{
  "id": 13269663,
  "title": "Improve working conditions to retain doctors, govt told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/improve-working-conditions-to-retain-doctors-govt-told-13269663",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/10/improve-working-conditions-to-retain-doctors-govt-told"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Health policy researcher Ilyana Mukhriz advises the government to pair its offer of more permanent positions for contract doctors with additional measures to ensure doctors stay in the public health system. While permanent appointments alleviate some concerns, they alone cannot solve the issue of doctor retention. She emphasises the need for improved working conditions, transparent career progression, better permanent senior posts, fair salaries, and suitable living arrangements for doctors working in rural areas. The government's 2027 budget, which allocates over 9,000 permanent positions for contract doctors, falls short of addressing these broader concerns.",
  "summary": "A researcher with Khazanah Research Institute says permanent appointments alone are not enough to retain doctors.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Improve working conditions to retain doctors, govt told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/improve-working-conditions-to-retain-doctors-govt-told",
        "published": "2026-10-10T00:05:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}