tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58576136063640377462024-03-14T06:39:39.154-07:00BRUNEI Doctors Mess CLUBA virtual mess for all our Medics
Aiming to share and Update current info for the Doctors Community
messdoctors@gmail.comDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-55876176908489647262012-04-29T21:30:00.000-07:002012-04-29T21:30:27.987-07:00NEW SALARY SCHEME AND CAREER PATHWAYS FOR DOCTORS IN BRUNEI 2012Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-29595623817538149962011-03-30T23:23:00.001-07:002011-04-10T20:38:02.423-07:00RIPAS Hospital expanding 2011-2013 projectThe parking area near the old mortuary will be the site of the new Women's & Children BuildingThe proposed New building occupying the old parking place,N.B. this is the 2009 proposal by Arkitek IdrisProposed new A&E Department with new multi-level parking lots and Administrative Buildingfor more detailed info pls log-in to our previous linkhttp://doctorsbrunei.blogspot.com/2010/02/Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-59759899110096900422011-03-23T23:04:00.000-07:002011-04-01T21:11:06.786-07:00Doctor's Mess No more.... for now..For those familiar with the Doctors Mess, it was located on the 4th floor of the E block RIPAS hospital. Since it first opened in 2004 by then DGMS Dr Hj Affendy, the President was Dr Abdul Rashid and has undergone several refurbishments and upgrades. It was then led by Dr Chong CL followed by Dr Chua HB, Dr Azmi and now Dr Munir. Various activities have been organized in the past at this mess,Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-88810118640016493272011-03-16T18:29:00.000-07:002011-03-23T20:31:34.604-07:00Local Bruneian Doctors at RIPAS HospitalAs requested by one of our readers, here are the compiled number of local doctors working at RIPAS hospital as of March 2011.Disclaimer:These are not official figures from the MoH or PGATB database, but are information kindly collected from our peers and colleagues working here at RIPAS Hospital. The table figures also does not take into account the doctors who have not returned back to Brunei Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-74916869595116209512011-01-01T17:58:00.000-08:002011-01-01T18:03:16.949-08:00Doctors Mess is back!Assalamualaikum w.w.Sorry for keeping this website dormant for awhile but soon we will be active again. More information to disseminate like the new salary scheme! (Scheme of Service) that has just been recently approved, what happen to oncall allowances, etc. More news to update, like the Brunei Medical Association etc and more medical cases to review... Anyway I just got back from Singapore Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-82967861720310135022010-04-26T21:00:00.000-07:002010-04-26T21:22:08.545-07:00Salaries For HOSPITAL Doctors working in Brunei (Locals and Expatriate)I think this is the most popular questions posed to us, i.e. what's the salary like working in Brunei and what are the qualifications required? We have posted this information several months back, so this is a repeat... with some added information below..N.B. This information is valid for Hospital Doctors only. GPs, Public Health and Dentist may have a different entry requirement and Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-24741103030718994532010-04-15T16:15:00.000-07:002010-04-15T16:37:43.553-07:00An Overview of On Calls Allowance in BruneiIntroduction:The payment of On Call Allowance Claims which has been approved since 1 March 2009 has been implemented since March 2010 with a special budget being allocated. This instrumental change to the welfare of the doctors has been brought about thanks to the initial efforts made by our senior doctors who have been working very hard to get this allowance approved eversince 4-5 yrs ago. Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-18890077976537747902010-04-15T16:07:00.000-07:002010-04-15T16:35:29.232-07:00Guidelines for claiming On Call Allowances - for doctors onlyThis guideline has been drafted by Dr Munir (Internal Medicine, RIPAS) and approved by DGMS office. For any further queries please contact him on his e-mailmunman_stk@hotmail.co.ukDOCTORS GUIDELINES FOR CLAIMING ON CALL ALLOWANCESIn reference to the memorandum dated 5th of May 2009 (KK/JPK/S/96/04/A J.2) which attached a letter from the Director General of Public Service Department (JPA/R/JTG/KSNDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-63870585545228009162010-02-17T16:29:00.000-08:002010-02-17T16:37:17.589-08:00The proposed new Women & Children Hospital Building - The updateYou may remember sometime last year we reported that one of the latest MoH project was to build the New building for Women & Children Hospital due to begin end of 2009... the most recent update we've heard is that the project has been frozen for now pending new assessment and allocation of the budget. As a result we heard the project will be re-tendered again. So in the meantime we wait. AtDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-61727103793414900112010-02-15T04:51:00.000-08:002010-02-15T05:09:50.113-08:00Brunei Medical Association - New constitution & new presidentAfter a period hibernation.. BMA has finally resurfaced again. It's back to square one again... When BMA was launched a year and so ago.. there was echos that the constitution by which this association stands upon was too rigid and unrepresentative of the whole medical practitioners in Brunei Darussalam. The interim committee took upon this seriously and have been working closely together Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-72417154432495172432010-02-13T21:54:00.000-08:002010-02-15T04:51:03.031-08:00On Call Allowances for Doctors in BruneiDoctors can now start claiming for on-call allowances and this is can be backdated to March 2009. That's the current update on on-call allowances for doctors working in Brunei. The delay was mainly due to allocation of the budget, and talks about how to distribute them correctly.. unfortunately not all doctors qualify for oncall allowances.Currently these allowances are given to:-Doctors Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-26788424374649675152009-10-19T03:15:00.000-07:002009-10-19T03:34:02.500-07:00Working in Brunei DarussalamI came across this article about working in Brunei Darussalam, which was published by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. It is a very interesting read about the experience from an expatriate doctor, about working in Brunei Darussalam, and I thought I'd like to share it with our readers.Hopefully it will give a better insight to other doctors who wishes to come and work Brunei.Here are the Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-66545599975998864072009-10-17T02:42:00.000-07:002009-10-18T03:33:37.181-07:00Hospital Medicine Career Pathways + Current Doctors Salary in BruneiI think this flowchart best summarizes the different career pathways available in hospital medicine, that Brunei Government recognizes at the moment for our doctors. On the left hand side you can see the pay scale corresponding to your grades and your required qualifications in the middle column. Other Post-Graduate qualifications are not included, because it seems to be quite variable at timesDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-71192786971444597482009-10-09T15:19:00.001-07:002009-10-09T15:22:06.577-07:00Xray of the monthMale 92, unable to remember fall, wounds on forehead and wrist, neck pain. No neurological deficit. Whats the abnormality?courtesy of rpullinger, BMJ.Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-52401307986512741182009-10-03T05:28:00.000-07:002009-10-03T05:37:38.160-07:00Application for Renewal of Licence to Practice - from Brunei Medical BoardDear Doctor, Application for Renewal of Licence to Practice The Brunei Medical Board would like to inform you that all Medical Practitioners and Dentists in the government sector need to apply for renewal of licence to practise by 1 December 2009, for the year 2010. Please find attached the application form to be used, which is to be returned to the Brunei Medical Board before 1Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-32472455415475374332009-10-03T04:20:00.000-07:002009-10-03T05:11:43.972-07:00Festive season's mishapsThis year we did not get any serious 'fireworks' accident or 'sugar-cane machine' crush injury like we used. Perhaps increased public awareness kept these occupational and home injuries at it's minimum. Unfortunately Road Traffic Accidents are on the rise and we've had at least two major accidents just during the fasting month, where in one of them a husband lost a wife and his 4 children endedDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-84487595669204760622009-09-10T04:17:00.000-07:002009-09-11T12:57:33.324-07:00What happen to our On-Call Allowance?6 months ago JPA (Department of Public Service) approved the doctors On-Call Allowances, through its memo to our ministry dated March 2009.About three months ago a form for applying the on-call allowances were released by the Finance department at the Ministry of Health via our CEO's office. It was claims for the month of March, April and May. The forms was filled and handed in.... 3 months Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-40958945018279701522009-09-07T07:27:00.000-07:002009-09-07T09:55:19.432-07:00Comparing Doctors payDue to popular request, we have compiled a table that summarizes and compares the salary of doctors within 4 countries, Brunei, Singapore, UK and Australia. We have chosen these countries for comparison because most of our trainees either graduated from these countries or usually chose these countries to further their training into specialty areas, as recommended by the Post Graduate Training Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-85817497361960785842009-08-31T15:01:00.000-07:002009-08-31T15:42:23.814-07:00Holiday Allowances & 10 years service allowancesTo most perhaps the above subject is very familiar, but to most of us who have worked less than 3 years in the government service, a holiday allowance after every 3 years of service and a 10 year service allowance is very much welcomed.For those who have not come back to Brunei yet and medical students abroad, we are entitled to the allowances below:3 year holiday allowance of $2,500 each for youDoctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-85786209548177052272009-08-22T07:11:00.000-07:002009-08-31T15:46:29.134-07:00Are we ready for a Disaster?Following the recent disaster drill which was organised by the Royal Brunei Police Force, it left us thinking and wondering, do we really have the ability to respond to such a disaster call. Police Force, Firemen and Army usually take central role in managing these disasters which leaves us medical personel on the sidelines... treating the wounded...What happens during a disaster from the Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-45683272435278296952009-06-14T08:39:00.000-07:002009-06-14T10:02:54.454-07:00Orientation Course for New Local DoctorsEvery year since 1999, the Ministry of Health have been organizing Orientation Course for the new Officers in the Ministry of Health. These usually include new doctors that have recently join the ministry and include all levels including specialist.Unfortunately due to work commitments only 7 doctors were able to join this years orientation course. Amongst those were Dr Jackson Tan (Renal Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-54213653449522161602009-05-02T17:18:00.000-07:002009-05-02T17:22:43.188-07:00Another x-ray42 year old male, a weapon specialist in the military complaining of 2 week history of pain in the wrist. No recent acute trauma apart from usual day-to-day testing of weapons. 1 year ago had a fall on an outstrectched hand. Spot diagnosis?Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-39829376498330264492009-04-18T07:44:00.000-07:002009-04-18T08:05:19.641-07:00BONE DENSITOMETRY SOON IN RIPASBone Scan will soon be available in RIPAS!As recently announced by the Department of Radiology RIPAS Hospital, Bone Densitometry service will be available in RIPAS as of May 2009. At last.. no longer will we be guessing whether is this osteopenic bone actually osteoporotic, confirming bony metastases, suspected hot spots for infections etc.etc..We not sure yet whether it will be able to do Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-19739255426830338242009-04-15T19:21:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:40:13.708-07:00Update on On-Call AllowancesWe have received information that our proposal for on-call allowances have been approved. Unfortunately this does not include the Accident & Emergency & ICU doctors due to the fact that they operate on a shift system. According to a reliable resource, the department concerns are coming up with a new proposal to compensate for their work and it may come as some special critical care Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857613606364037746.post-69275630427618711972009-04-11T15:34:00.000-07:002009-04-11T16:11:40.716-07:00Proposed New Hospital Block for Mother & ChildThese pictures were taken during the recent World Health Day 2009 exhibition. We manage to speak to one of the architects from the 'awarded' consultants Arkitek Idriss, and he said that the project is estimated to cost around $BND 60 million and if all goes well (i.e. budget approved) is due to start end of 2009 (Need to verify this information).It is suppose to accomadate the Obstetrics & Doctors Mess Bruneihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08662490601050011850noreply@blogger.com0