Shared care for more patients with stable chronic conditions

Mr Chua Kee Huat has a shared care arrangement for managing his rheumatoid arthritis where he alternates between seeing his family physician and his specialist, Dr Anita Lim (in red), a senior consultant at National University Hospital. With them is
Mr Chua Kee Huat has a shared care arrangement for managing his rheumatoid arthritis where he alternates between seeing his family physician and his specialist, Dr Anita Lim (in red), a senior consultant at National University Hospital. With them is Keat Hong Family Medicine's Dr Kok Zi Yin, who said family doctors tend to manage patients from a "broader" perspective. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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Seventy-year-old Chua Kee Huat was due for his half-yearly consultation for rheumatoid arthritis at the National University Hospital (NUH) in March.

Instead, Mr Chua headed to Frontier Family Medicine Clinic in Clementi to do a blood test and collect his medication, as the consultation was rescheduled to this month because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 04, 2020, with the headline Shared care for more patients with stable chronic conditions. Subscribe