Pilot scheme seeks to tackle root causes of frequent accident and emergency visits

Madam Tan Ah Mooi (centre), a participant of Yishun Health’s pilot programme, with senior staff nurse Zhang Ruyi (right) and medical social worker Jovina Cheng. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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SINGAPORE - Madam Tan Ah Mooi visited the accident and emergency department in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) about a dozen times in 2019.

Last year, she went there five times and this year, she has not gone even once.

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