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Figure 30: Requirement Projections of Assistant Medical Officers and Nurses Before and After
Task Reallocation

It is noted that the supply of nurses even by the year 2030 would not be able to meet the
requirement if task shifting is fully in practice, whereby if the current task-sharing continues,
the supply will meet requirement of the population needs by the year 2025. The production
of AMO might be a result of their roles being taken over by nurses, giving the impression
that there is no longer high demand for AMOs. Apart from that their roles in outpatient
consultations have also been gradually be replaced by doctors.

Redifining job scope by focusing services in emergency, pre-hospital care and handling /
assisting procedures in specific disciplines such as orthopaedic, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery,
neurology which will need to be discussed and decided between Nursing Division and AMO
Board.

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030