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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
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State hospitals in search of more doctors

Medical personnel monitor patients being treated for Covid-19 at Lerdsin Hospital in January last year. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The work-life imbalance among Thailand's medical personnel needs a solution. The latest example came from a doctor-turned-actress who posted on her Facebook that her overloaded work schedule at a provincial hospital ruined her life so much to the extent that she quit the job.

The challenge remains with the Public Health Ministry on how to create a better and fairer working environment for doctors and medical staff nationwide, while maintaining best practice in medical care at public hospitals.

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