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Malay Mail
6 days ago
- Health
- Malay Mail
Facing backlash, Putrajaya says Usim teaching hospital moved to Kota Tinggi from Nilai to serve southern zone
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The selection of Kota Tinggi, Johor as the new location for Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia's (USIM) teaching hospital was made as there is no teaching hospital available in the southern zone of the peninsula, according to Deputy Minister of Higher Education Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. He said the distribution of teaching hospitals in the peninsula is currently concentrated in the Klang Valley and East Coast areas, in addition to Sabah and Sarawak. 'In addition, there is a need for additional specialist treatment facilities in Kota Tinggi due to the fact that it is a strategic location close to one of the world's best tourist destinations, namely Desaru, in addition to neighbouring countries Singapore and Indonesia,' he said in reply to Muhammad Islahuddin Abas (PN-Mersing) at Dewan Rakyat today. Muhammad Islahuddin had wanted to know the rationale behind the relocation of USIM's teaching hospital from Nilai to Kota Tinggi, as well as the academic needs, logistics, student and lecturer welfare and the effectiveness of clinical training that had been taken into account. Mustapha said the teaching hospital would focus on research, training medical students, rural treatment and mobile specialist clinics, in addition to providing a burn ward for industrial accidents in Pengerang. — Bernama
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Call for review of Isle of Man patient Liverpool hotel allowance
An MHK has called for a review of allowances for patients who have to travel to Liverpool for specialist treatment after the introduction of a "tourist tax" in this year hoteliers voted to approve a £2 overnight charge for staying in the city in a bid generate millions to support the hospitality Maltby said Manx patients should be exempt because a clinician had recommended they travel for care so they were "not visiting out of choice".Health Minister Claire Christian said, while she acknowledged the additional cost, there was "no clear evidence" that patients were being "disproportionately impacted". Christian said she also believed that "no barriers to accessing essential NHS services had occurred" as a result of the patients, some of who are allowed to take a companion, travelling to Liverpool for care that cannot be provided on the island currently receive £50 per person per night via the patient transfer are treated in institutions such as the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The newly-introduced charge was voted for by members of the city's Accommodation Business Improvement District in a said it was unfair that Manx patients, already under stress, should have to field the supplement and it had been an "unintended consequence" of the said those receiving treatment and their companions should not have to "pick up the tab" and called for an exemption "to ensure people aren't being penalised". 'Difficult time' Carole Male, who runs the Isle of Man Patient Transfer Facebook page and is vice president of the Mannin Cancers charity, said the charge should not be allowed to affect our patients, and it it did "then the allowance should surely be raised to cover it". She said the current offer "often does not cover their costs", which could leave "patients in a very difficult position at an extremely difficult time".In a response a written question by Maltby on the matter, the health minister also confirmed an assessment of accommodation allowances paid to patients for stays in the UK is to be reviewed by the Department of Health and Social results are set to be published in July 2026. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
