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Raffles
Hospital in North Bridge Road. Circa 2005 |
Flowers &
Gifts Health
Clinics 
Alexandra Hospital
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Nestled in the
central-western area of Singapore, Alexandra Hospital is a
five-minute drive from the nearest MRT station. It is a
400-bed general and acute care hospital, offering its
patients the very best in personalized care and a tranquil,
healing environment. This garden hospital of Alexandra
Hospital today is a far cry from what it was 66 years ago –
in 1938.
Tel: (65) 6472 2000 Fax: (65) 6379 3880 |
Changi General Hospital
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CGH
offers a comprehensive range of medical and paramedical
services. The hospital’s motto, "Caring For The Community In
The East" encapsulates Changi General Hospital’s (CGH)'s
long-term objective to serve as a healthcare hub in the
east. Mainline - General Enquiry (24 hrs) 6788 8833: Fax:
6788 0933 |
KK Women's & Children's Hospital
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KK
Women's and Children's Hospital, or simply KKH, is the
largest medical facility in Singapore which provides
specialised care in the areas of obstetrics and gynaecology,
neonatalogy and paediatrics. Tel: 6293 4044 Fax: 6293 7933 |
Mount
Alvernia Hospital
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Mount Alvernia Hospital, Singapore, is a not-for-profit
private hospital. They are a 303-bedded secondary acute care
hospital catering to medical, surgical, paediatric and maternity
cases. As a missionary hospital, they are committed to
providing quality and affordable healthcare to the general
population. A portion of their operating surplus is
also used to fund community outreach projects, like Assisi Home
& Hospice. Their main hospital contact number is:
6347-6688 and their fax number is: 6255-6303. |
National University Hospital
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With 21 clinical, 3 dental and 6
paramedical departments, as well as numerous specialist
outpatient clinics and specialised service centres, NUH has
a comprehensive range of services available to meet the
growing needs of its patients. It also has a pool of more
than 3000 professional staff providing round-the-clock
personalised care to our patients every day of the year. Tel: (65) 6779 5555
Fax: (65) 6779 5678 Email:
enquiries@nuh.com.sg. |
Raffles Hospital
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Raffles
Hospital is a 380-bed tertiary care private hospital
offering a full complement of specialist services using the
most advanced medical technology. Call Centre Tel: (65) 6311
1111
Fax: (65) 6311 2136 |
Singapore General Hospital
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SGH
is Singapore's oldest and largest acute tertiary hospital
and national referral centre. With about 1,400 beds and a
pool of over 500 specialists, SGH accounts for about a
quarter of the total acute hospital beds in the public
sector and about one-fifth of acute beds nationwide. Tel:
6222 3322 Fax: 6224 9221 |
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Tan Tock Seng
Hospital (TTSH), established in 1844, is the second
largest hospital in Singapore, with specialty centres in
Rehabilitation Medicine and Communicable Diseases. The
hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and
medical equipment, as well as the latest communication and
information technology tools. Tel : 6256 6011 Fax : 6256
7282 |
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Nursing/Medical Services NEWS SNIPPETS
2009
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HOTA Bill - working out safeguards
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Further
Medisave Liberalisation
2008
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Proposed amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act |
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing
three amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA). They are: |
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(a) Lift the upper age
limit for cadaveric organ donation; |
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(b) Allow donor-recipient
paired matching for exchanges of organs; and |
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(c) Compensate living
donors according to international ethical practices. |
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MOH to recognise more foreign dental degrees |
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From 1 January 2008, all dental schools
accredited by the American Dental Association and the Canadian Dental
Association will be added to the Schedule of the Dental Registration
Act. |
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The addition of 48 American dental schools
and 7 Canadian dental schools will increase the number of recognised
foreign dental schools in the Schedule from the current 34 to 89. The
list of new and current dental schools can be found in Annex A... |
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2007
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Reduced hospital subsidies for non-citizens |
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From January 1, 2008, non-PR foreigners will
not receive any healthcare subsidy. PRs will continue to be subsidised
for hospital services, but at 5 percentage points less than citizens. |
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From July 1, 2008, another 5
percentage-point reduction will be applied... |
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Electronic Medical Records Exchange extended to
community hospitals |
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By the first quarter of 2008, over 4000
patients yearly at the community hospitals will be able to enjoy better
patient care, improved drug safety, fewer repeat tests and hence lower
costs with the extension of the Electronic Medical Records Exchange (EMRX)... |
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The extension marks the first step in the
Ministry of Health's plans to extend the EMRX beyond the public
sector... |
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MOH advise public to discard chocolate cakes from
Prima Deli |
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MOH and theAgri-Food & Veterinary Authority
(AVA) conducted joint inspections of Prima Food Pte Ltd which produces
the chocolate cakes for all Prima Deli retail outlets. |
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Food and environmental samples were taken
for laboratory analysis. Preliminary results on 03 December 2007 for the
food samples are suggestive of Salmonella as the likely causative agent... |
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As at 03 December 2007, there were a total
of 106 cases including six hospitalised cases, all of whom have been
discharged. Six cases tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis. The
last case had onset of illness on 26 November 2007. |
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HIV cases on the rise in 2007 |
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Out of the164
Singaporeans detected to be HIV infected in the first six months, about
93% of the new cases detected this year were males and 7% were females. |
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Sexual transmission remains the main mode of HIV
transmission among Singaporeans. Of the 164 cases reported in the first
6 months of 2007, 155 cases acquired the infection through the sexual
route, with heterosexual transmission accounting for 67% of infections,
homosexual transmission 24% and bisexual transmission 3%. Intravenous
drug use (4 cases) accounted for 2%... |
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National Registry Of Diseases Bill passed |
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Part II of the Bill establishes the
National Registry of Diseases and sets out its functions. These
include the collection of information on reportable diseases,
establishment of registers, compilation and publication of
statistics, and the provision of information for supporting health
services and national public health policies... |
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Clause 6, in Part III of the Bill,
makes the notification of reportable diseases mandatory for
managers of all healthcare institutions. The burden is placed on
the manager as he has the management and control of the
institution. Very limited data will be required to make a
notification... |
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MOH starts inquiry into Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare
Centre |
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As the general review into Ren Ci’s past
transactions also disclosed other gaps in corporate governance and
internal controls, MOH commissioned EYA to carry out a more in-depth
evaluation. |
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The follow-up reviews have since identified
some possible irregularities in certain financial transactions involving
Ren Ci and certain external organisations. Hence, MOH is commencing an
Inquiry into Ren Ci to establish a fuller and better understanding of
these irregularities... |
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New governance structure for NUH and NUS School of
Medicine |
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MOE and MOH have jointly agreed for NUS and
NHG to establish a new governance structure for the NUS School of
Medicine (NUS-SoM) and the National University Hospital (NUH)... |
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Under the new governance structure, NUH and
NUS-SoM will be repositioned as a joint operating entity. This new
NUH-SoM entity will be governed by one Governing Board which will
include senior members from NHG, NUS, MOH and MOE... |
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New 550-bed Khoo Teck Puat Hospital |
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MOH is building a regional hospital in
Yishun to better serve residents from the Northern region of Singapore.
Spanning over 3.4 hectares, the 550-bed hospital will offer a
comprehensive range of medical and healthcare services. |
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The new public sector hospital will be named
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, following the promise of a donation of $125
million from the family of the late banker and philanthropist Tan Sri
Khoo Teck Puat... |
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Medical devices in Singapore to be regulated |
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HSA is adopting a phased approach in
implementing the new regulations to minimise the impact to the
supply of medical devices and to provide sufficient time for the
industry to meet the new standards and requirements. The control
measures will be implemented in three phases, starting from 1
November 2007:.. |
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Proposed amendments to the Infectious Diseases Act |
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Therefore, we propose to amend the IDA to
empower the Director of Medical Services (DMS) to obtain left-over
samples, and send them for the tests and examinations for the purpose of
monitoring the infectious disease situation in Singapore... |
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The Ministry proposes to expand the IDA to
empower DMS to close any premises as non-food establishments may also be
the source of an outbreak... |
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We propose to amend the IDA so that when
required, the DMS may require medical practitioners as well as other
categories of health care workers (e.g. TCM practitioners, dentists,
pharmacists, etc.) to obtain disease related information from their
patients... |
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MOH proposes to expand the IDA to
address the situation where an individual who, although unaware
that he is HIV-positive, has reason to believe that he has been
exposed to the risk of contracting HIV or AIDS (e.g. by having
unprotected casual sex with multiple partners)... |
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159 Foreign Medical Schools recognised in Singapore |
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The Ministry of Health and the Singapore
Medical Council (SMC) will be including an additional 19 leading
international medical schools to the Schedule of the Medical
Registration Act with effect from 1st October 2007... |
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Included are 6 medical schools from China, 4
from India, 4 from Japan, 2 from Taiwan and 1 from South Korea. 2 more
medical schools from Europe have also been added... |
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Singaporeans graduating from any of the 159
international medical schools can also come back to Singapore, to
supplement the number graduating from our own medical schools... |
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Rapid HIV testing now available in medical clinics |
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"As of 1 Aug 2007, the Ministry of Health (MOH)
is allowing HIV testing with rapid HIV test kits to be offered in
medical clinics. Rapid HIV tests are screening tests that produce very
quick results, in approximately 20 minutes... |
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"Rapid HIV testing can only be conducted in a medical clinic by trained
clinic personnel, and only clinics which have participated in an MOH
training workshop on Rapid HIV Testing are allowed to offer rapid HIV
testing..." |
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Two new specialty centres for cancer and heart disease |
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MOH is setting up two new specialty centres
for cancer and heart disease at the National University Hospital to meet
the rising demand for tertiary care in these specialties... |
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Cancer and heart disease are the top
two killers, with cancer taking 4000 lives in Singapore each year.
They will remain the major causes of death and morbidity. New
cancer cases are projected to increase from 9,000 per year to
13,000 by 2015. For cardiology, outpatient attendances are
projected to grow from 200,000 per year to 320,000 by 2015. We
must ramp up our capacity and capabilities to meet this rapidly
growing demand... |
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Proposed amendments to the Human Organ Transplant Act |
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"Following the recent ruling by the Fatwa
Committee of MUIS that Muslims can be included under the Human Organ
Transplant Act (HOTA), the Ministry of Health intends to amend HOTA to
improve the access of Muslim patients to donated organs... |
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"MOH proposes to amend the HOTA to include,
upon death, Muslims who are Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
(PR) between the ages of 21 and 60 years, who are of sound mind, and who
have not opted out... |
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"The inclusion of Muslims under HOTA is
expected to provide up to five additional organ donors per year
(yielding up to 10 kidneys, 10 corneas, 5 livers and 5 hearts)..." |
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Public consultation on proposed National Registry of
Diseases Bill |
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"The Ministry of Health is proposing to
introduce a National Registry of Diseases (NRD) Bill... |
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"Currently, the NRD includes registries for
cancer, renal failure, heart disease and stroke. |
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"The information captured by the NRD is
mainly from public sector healthcare institutions who submit data
on a voluntary basis. |
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"There is a need for data from the
private sector to be included so that the dataset is complete and
useful for national level planning..." |
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Third local dengue death reported
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National Health Surveillance Survey 2007
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$60 million ElderShield premium rebates |
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"Our preliminary computations suggest that
the total ElderShield rebate amount is likely to exceed $60 million.
When confirmed, it will be distributed to the existing policyholders
numbering some 770,000. |
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The rebates, when confirmed, will be given
out in proportion to each policyholder’s contribution during the 5-year
period..." |
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Phasing out of temporary registered doctors for
service provision |
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"Only temporary medical registration for service provision is being
phased out by 31 Dec 2007. |
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"Existing temporary registered doctors brought in as service providers
before 1 Jan 2008 can still continue to work here until they either
become conditionally registered (acquired recognized postgraduate
qualifications) or they have completed their 4-6 years of service in
Singapore..." |
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Adequacy of subsidised B2 & C beds in public hospitals |
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"Our current bed situation is tight,
particularly in the Tan Tock Seng Hospital as it is the only hospital
serving the large population in the north besides its own catchment
area. |
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"The over-crowding in TTSH in turn causes spill-over to the other
hospitals, especially National University Hospital and Changi General
Hospital. There will be relief when the new general hospital in Yishun
opens in 3 years time..." |
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MOH drafting a National Disease Registry Bill |
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"We support the stand that personal
information identifiable to an individual participating in human
biomedical research should be safeguarded. |
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"Proper rules governing the access and use of
personal information and a secure system of information protection would
re-assure research subjects on the confidentiality of personal
information. |
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"In this connection, MOH is drafting a
National Disease Registry Bill to provide an overarching legal framework
for the collection of epidemiological information on key diseases for
public health policy and planning purposes..." |
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Decline in Tuberculosis incidence in Singapore
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140 Foreign Medical Schools recognised in Singapore
One Singaporean, one electronic medical record (EMR) |
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Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Minister for Health |
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"Right now, it is one Singaporean,
multiple medical records, stored away in different clinics and
hospitals in different formats, and not connected or consolidated.
As a result, when patients visit different doctors, they have to
have tests repeated and scans redone. This adds to unnecessary
cost. |
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"We are moving towards this target of
'One Singaporean, One EMR'. Because of legacy systems, we cannot
achieve it in one step. But we have made progress... |
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"However, this is a complex national
project - very few if any countries have successfully implemented
a system that links up public, private and the charity sector..." |
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Gearing up Singapore for its 2020 healthcare needs |
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"MediShield coverage among active
workers is not bad, at 90%. But 390,000 Singaporeans below 20
years of age are not insured. The premium at their age is
inexpensive, only $30 per year. |
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young parents can use their Baby Bonus to pay the
premium. So cost is not the issue... |
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"We will introduce an
opt-out scheme for infants to be automatically covered
under MediShield from the time their births are
registered. |
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"Premiums can be deducted
from their fathers' Medisave or alternatively their
mothers'. Parents who do not want such coverage can
opt out any time by informing the CPF Board. We will
get this done later this year..." |
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Liberalisation of Medisave |
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As part of the review of Medisave, the
Ministry of Health will be increasing the withdrawal limits in the
following four areas: |
- The inpatient per diem limit
will be increased from $400 to $450;
- The day surgery limit will be
increased from $200 to $300;
- The annual limit for psychiatric
bills will be increased from $3,500 to $5,000;
- Medisave will be allowed for
diagnostic scans such as MRI and CT scans, if they form parts of
outpatient cancer treatment.
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Health Products
Bill passed
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Changes to Medisave and MediShield in 2007 |
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"First, the Ministry of Health will increase
the Medisave inpatient daily withdrawal limit from $400 to $450... |
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"Second, the Ministry of Health plans to
allow Medisave use for MRI and CT scans, if they form part of an
outpatient cancer treatment... |
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"MOH intends to further reduce the
co-payment, in particular the deductibles of Medisave-approved
private insurance plans, in 2007..." |
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Medisave can now be used for outpatient treatment of three
additional chronic diseases
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Survey on polyclinics in Singapore |
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"The heaviest patient attendances were
seen at Ang Mo Kio (27,041) and Jurong (24,275), more than double
the volumes seen at polyclinics such as Queenstown (9,345), Marine
Parade (10,393) and Outram Polyclinics (10,550) - the lowest in
attendances among polyclinics..." |
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2006
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Changes to CPF Minimum Sum and Investment schemes from 1 Jan 2007
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Revision of hospital subsidy for foreigners |
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"From October 2007, PRs will
continue to be subsidised for hospital services, but at 5
percentage-points less than Singapore citizens. |
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"From October 2008, another 5
percentage-point reduction will be applied. This way, Singapore
citizens will enjoy greater subsidy than PRs, by a total of 10
percentage- points. |
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"As for the other foreigners, there
will be no more healthcare subsidy from October 2007.
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Health Ministry forms national committee to combat HIV/AIDS
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More Medisave-Approved claims settled faster by insurers
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Singapore to set up world's first integrated neuroscience centre
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Update On Subutex Voluntary Rehabilitation Programme
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DUKE -
NUS Graduate Medical School to open in 2009
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Medisave withdrawal for outpatient care for four chronic diseases
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Medisave withdrawal limit for day surgery to go up from 1 Dec 2006
Publication of data on affordability of healthcare |
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"The 2005 data show that public
hospitals are affordable. This is especially so for the
Class B2 and C wards. |
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"The average B2 and C bills are below
$1,100. 95% of all B2/C bills are below $3,500.
Considering the high standard of clinical care provided
in our public hospitals, this is quite an
achievement..." |
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144 people benefit from expanded human organ transplant law
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Number of recognised foreign medical schools increased to 120
The Challenge Posed by HIV/ AIDS to Singapore Businesses |
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In Singapore, the number of HIV-positive
people has climbed steadily from the first case detected here in 1985 to
2,641 by December 2005. Three out of four (74.77%) who are infected are
actively employed... |
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In 2005, out of the 255 new cases reported,
a great majority (87%) comprised the age group of 20 - 59 years old,
with those aged 20 - 49 years accounting for as much as 70% of all new
cases... |
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Decline in Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases
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Medisave for outpatient treatment of four chronic diseases by end 2006
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2-day Flu Pandemic Exercise to take place in July 2006
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Singapore to recognise more foreign medical degrees
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Is Class B2/C Hospitalisation Affordable? |
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"As a result of direct Government subsidies,
the average Class B2/C bills are relatively modest. In
2004, the average bill size for Class B2 and C wards
were around $1,050 and $800 respectively... |
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"As at end-December 2004, the average
Medisave balance for all active accounts was $17,321. This is enough
to cover more than 20 times the average Class C hospital bill or 10
times the 90th percentile Class C bill..." |
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2005
Impact of HIV epidemic on men, women & children in
Singapore |
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"Previously, some wives were not aware of
their spouse's HIV status and so they were at risk of the HIV infection.
Since July this year, we have informed the wife when the infected
husband had not informed her of his positive HIV status. |
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"Over the last 5 months, 41 women have been
informed by hand-delivered letters that their partner is infected and
that they should go to CDC for testing..." |
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198 Singaporeans infected with HIV in first 10 months
of 2005 |
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"This brings the total number of HIV infected
Singaporeans including 25 children to 2584 as of Oct 2005. Of
these, 999 are asymptomatic carriers, 631 have full-blown AIDS and 954
have died. |
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"Heterosexual transmission has been the most
common mode of HIV transmission among Singaporeans since 1991.
Most of these cases contracted the infection through casual sex and sex
with prostitutes in Singapore and overseas..." |
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Emergency ambulance statistics for 1st half 2005
- New Board
and CEO for National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
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NKF - Win
back donors' Trust |
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"...Judging by
the hundreds of e-mail messages, letters and phone calls
that have flooded The Straits Times since Monday, donors are
upset by the size of Mr Durai's salary and bonuses and his
travel perks... |
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"What many
ordinary people know of the NKF are its heart-rending
fliers, the plaintive pleas by its telemarketers and
watching sick children on television. |
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"They remember
digging into their pockets to give. |
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"Now, they are
asking: Giving to whom? |
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KKH to serve all healthcare needs of women |
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"...Unlike the past when practically every
Singaporean was born in a public hospital, Medisave made it affordable
for many mothers to deliver their babies in private hospitals. |
| "The combined effects
of these two structural trends have resulted in the
new KKH being under-utilised. Bed
occupancy is about 65%, below average. Number of babies born is
one-third what it used to do... |
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"As a government, we should be pleased that
Singaporeans are finding private obstetric care
affordable. Then our limited resources can be
re-deployed to serve more pressing needs, like
oncology and geriatrics, where patients may not be
able to afford private hospital care. Time to
Change.." |
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Singapore prepares for flu pandemic
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Key Survey Findings on Health Services 2003
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IMH upgrades inpatient children psychiatric ward
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Waiting times at Public Sector Emergency Departments
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AIDS
Epidemic - 311 new cases in 2004
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Loss of medical talent to
the private sector |
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"These are doctors who have devoted many years of
their lives to public service; good doctors and dedicated teachers. I have
expected them to retire in public sector. Why are they now in private
practice? |
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"Within the Ministry, there seems to be a view
that the "loss of doctors to the private sector is not a loss, for as long as
they continue their practice in Singapore". I do not agree with this view.
The loss of good teachers and clinicians from the public sector is a big loss
to Singapore... |
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Private medical insurance industry to be transformed
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MediShield reform plan takes effect from 1 July 2005
2004
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Deliveries in Singapore: 2001 - 2003
- New
cases of HIV infection reported in first half 2004
- National
Health Survey 2004
- Draft human cloning & other prohibited
practices bill
- Sharing
of electronic hospital in-patient discharge summaries
- SARS control measures in hospitals &
clinics stepped down
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