KUALA LUMPUR: The hospital involved in the case of a teenager impersonating a staff must investigate if the incident affected the care for their patients, the Malaysian Medical Association said.
The association is referring to the case of a 14-year-old teenager arrested for impersonating staff at the Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang.
Its president Dr Azizan Abdul Aziz said the authorities to boost its security system, especially on matters related to staff identification, to ensure no repeat of such incidents.
The incident, she said, is not only a breach in security but potentially put the health and lives of patients at risk.
"Patient safety and privacy must remain the highest priority at all times," he said in a statement today.
She added that the suspect arrested in the case should also be assessed since it is unusual for a 14-year-old teenager to behave in such a manner.
Police yesterday confirmed that a teenager has been arrested for allegedly posing as a staff at the hospital.
Sepang police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said the suspect had been posing as a staff member at the hospital for about a week.
Meanwhile, the Health Ministry said preliminary investigation showed that the teen had used a fake identification card to carry out her impersonation as a staff at the hospital.
The suspect has been remanded two days until tomorrow to facilitate police investigation into the case.