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Why are we still rushing to hospitals when it’s not an emergency?
Misconceptions about A&E departments and the need for quick solutions are driving people to hospitals when they could easily see a GP.
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In Singapore, studies have shown that non-urgent patients actually accounted for more than half of the A&E cases at public hospitals.
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Teo Yik Ying
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Waiting times at many accident and emergency (A&E) departments in public hospitals went up recently, when there was a surge in the number of respiratory infections during a new Covid-19 wave.
Public hospitals in December 2023 urged individuals with mild to moderate symptoms to visit a general practitioner (GP) clinic or polyclinic near their home
