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Singapore hospitals

Forum: Access to public healthcare a key reason for changes to IP riders

KTPH geriatric wards see improvements as they go restraint-free

Senior occupational therapist Giang Thuy Anh (standing, left) and senior staff nurse Siti Nur Aisyah Ibrahim with a patient at Yishun Community Hospital.
Senior occupational therapist Giang Thuy Anh (standing, left) and senior staff nurse Siti Nur Aisyah Ibrahim with a patient at Yishun Community Hospital.

New Singapore hospitals will be built faster, likely to cost less: Ong Ye Kung

The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.
The Woodlands Health Campus (pictured) took 10 years to build. The new national framework of design standards will help accelerate the building and redevelopment of hospitals.

‘This year, we hope to have zero maternal deaths’: India’s south makes giving birth safer

rmmother - A senior nurse from SingHealth (orange shirt) shows doctors and nurses from primary healthcare centres how to deliver a child in breach using a mannequin in a simulation exercise in Chennai. Several medical professionals from Singapore have volunteered to collaborate with the Tamil Nadu health department to improve maternal and child health and reduce mortalities with refresher programmes and protocol reviews.
ST PHOTO: ROHINI MOHAN
rmmother - A senior nurse from SingHealth (orange shirt) shows doctors and nurses from primary healthcare centres how to deliver a child in breach using a mannequin in a simulation exercise in Chennai. Several medical professionals from Singapore have volunteered to collaborate with the Tamil Nadu health department to improve maternal and child health and reduce mortalities with refresher programmes and protocol reviews.
ST PHOTO: ROHINI MOHAN

Allied health professionals to be trained to support patients holistically: Ong Ye Kung

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said MOH is working closely with the allied health professional boards and various institutes of higher learning to make the changes.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said MOH is working closely with the allied health professional boards and various institutes of higher learning to make the changes.

The antibiotics crisis isn’t the fault of science – it’s market failure

Most antibiotics today are derived from molecules produced by the microbes themselves in competition or collaboration with each other.
Most antibiotics today are derived from molecules produced by the microbes themselves in competition or collaboration with each other.

Drunk passenger fell onto LRT track in Bukit Panjang on Oct 27, disrupting services

The traveller fell onto the train tracks, which are along the Bukit Panjang LRT line, at around 11.35pm on Oct 27.
The traveller fell onto the train tracks, which are along the Bukit Panjang LRT line, at around 11.35pm on Oct 27.

Costly Integrated Shield Plans don’t bring peace of mind

Instead of adding yet another round of regulation, insurers, MOH, and providers could share insights on cost drivers and claims patterns, says the writer.
Instead of adding yet another round of regulation, insurers, MOH, and providers could share insights on cost drivers and claims patterns, says the writer.

Singapore to add 500 acute psychiatric beds by 2040 amid rising mental health needs

The Ministry of Health has set an aim to have a 30 per cent increase in the number of psychiatrists and a 40 per cent increase in the number of healthcare workers training in psychology by 2030.
The Ministry of Health has set an aim to have a 30 per cent increase in the number of psychiatrists and a 40 per cent increase in the number of healthcare workers training in psychology by 2030.

NUH initiative benefits cancer patients by reducing non-essential medications and procedures

(Clockwise from top left) Adjunct Associate Professor Samuel Ow, who leads the project, with Dr Ada Teo, Ms Lim Suan Tee, Adjunct Associate Professor Amelia Santosa and Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Kee.
(Clockwise from top left) Adjunct Associate Professor Samuel Ow, who leads the project, with Dr Ada Teo, Ms Lim Suan Tee, Adjunct Associate Professor Amelia Santosa and Adjunct Associate Professor Adrian Kee.

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