Bouquet: Thumbs up to Public Health Service

The National Skin Centre, taken from the Medical Library of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Mandalay Road. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

I compliment the Singapore Public Health Service for the excellent service it provides.

I have been a patient for many years and have seen major improvement in its services and facilities.

I got a taste of its good service again when I went to the National Skin Centre when I had a swollen foot condition stemming from my eczema.

The doctor prescribed some medication and referred me to an outpatient walk-in clinic on the same day at Bukit Merah Polyclinic to get my swollen foot checked.

I got to see a doctor and was prescribed some medication. I was impressed that even though the two doctors who treated me did not speak to each other, they could access a common database which had the details of my case. They were then able to diagnose my condition and treat me accordingly.

Adrian Tan Ho

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 18, 2019, with the headline Bouquet: Thumbs up to Public Health Service. Subscribe