The 33-hour on-call shifts for government doctors are unreasonable and unfair, says a government backbencher.br br Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) said such hours are also unfair to patients, as the services they receive could be affected by the doctors' fatigue.br br Citing The Star’s front page report on Oct 16, Khoo also asked how such shifts could still be the norm for government doctors.