Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Madam, I would like to address the issue of the workload of junior doctors. MOH has mentioned on 10 January 2024 in Parliament, that their guideline for junior doctors stipulates that, when average out over a month, the total work hours per week of junior doctors should notContinue reading “Workload of Junior Doctors”
Category Archives: Ministry of Health
Maternity Fees for Mothers of Singapore Citizens
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, Singapore’s total fertility rate stands at 0.97, yet delivery costs vary widely by maternal nationality. Foreign mothers married to Singaporean fathers whose children will be Singaporean by birth, face significantly higher expenses. At KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, a normal delivery in a C class ward cost Singaporean mothers $1,390, whichContinue reading “Maternity Fees for Mothers of Singapore Citizens”
Preventive Dental Care
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): MediSave generally does not cover dental treatments unless they involve surgery and are medically necessary. Non-surgical procedures like extractions, crowns, dentures and braces are not MediSave claimable. Singaporeans are not seeing their dentist regularly enough. Over 50% of Singaporeans visit a dentist at least once a year. However, 40% ofContinue reading “Preventive Dental Care”
Regulating Mental Health Providers, Improving Mental Health Tracking and Outcomes & Precision Medicine
Regulating Mental Health Providers Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Madam, calls to regulate mental health providers are not new and I recently did so in early 2024. Such professionals include psychologists, therapists and counsellors, the roles and work of whom many lay people struggle to grasp. Concerns that the shortage of professionals will be exacerbated byContinue reading “Regulating Mental Health Providers, Improving Mental Health Tracking and Outcomes & Precision Medicine”
PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the average response time for private ambulance providers to reach a patient’s location; (b) whether private ambulance providers are required to obtain the same standard of training qualifications and expertise as compared to SCDF ambulance personnel; and (c) under what circumstances in aContinue reading “PRIVATE AMBULANCE PROVIDERS’ RESPONSE TIME AND TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED COMPARED TO SCDF PERSONNEL”
RESEARCH CONDUCTED ON CARING FOR SENIORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INFORMAL CARERS’ NEEDS AND WELL-BEING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry is conducting or has plans to conduct further research into (i) the estimates of informal care time and monetary costs associated with those caring for seniors aged 75 and above and (ii) time-use studies for informal carers to better understand the needs and well-beingContinue reading “RESEARCH CONDUCTED ON CARING FOR SENIORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INFORMAL CARERS’ NEEDS AND WELL-BEING”
SINGAPOREANS SEEKING DENTAL TREATMENT IN JOHOR BAHRU AND MEASURES TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF DENTAL INDUSTRY
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has data on the number of Singaporeans who have sought dental treatment in Johor Bahru (JB) in the past year; (b) what is the average cost difference between comparable dental procedures in Singapore and JB; (c) how many dental clinics in Singapore haveContinue reading “SINGAPOREANS SEEKING DENTAL TREATMENT IN JOHOR BAHRU AND MEASURES TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF DENTAL INDUSTRY”
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO AIC FOR FUNDING OF HEARING AIDS PURCHASE OUTSIDE OF SMF AND ATF
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health in the past three years (a) how many applications have been made by Singaporean seniors to the Agency for Integrated Care for funding to purchase hearing aids outside of, or not having qualified for assistance under, the Seniors Mobility and Enabling Fund or the Assistive TechnologyContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO AIC FOR FUNDING OF HEARING AIDS PURCHASE OUTSIDE OF SMF AND ATF”
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUBSIDIES FOR TCM CONSULTATIONS AND ENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS FOR THESE TREATMENTS WITHIN HEALTHIER SG
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) what eligibility criteria will determine access to subsidised Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) consultations under Healthier SG; (b) whether medical certificates issued by TCM practitioners will be accepted; (c) what quality assurance measures will ensure TCM treatments within Healthier SG meet the required standards; and (d) whatContinue reading “ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUBSIDIES FOR TCM CONSULTATIONS AND ENSURING QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS FOR THESE TREATMENTS WITHIN HEALTHIER SG”
ALLOWING SENIORS TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS WITH MEDISAVE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health in view of studies linking uncorrected hearing loss with dementia, whether the Ministry will consider allowing seniors to use MediSave for the purchase of their hearing aids. The Minister of State for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam) (for the Minister for Health): Mr Speaker, seniors who require hearing aidsContinue reading “ALLOWING SENIORS TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS WITH MEDISAVE”
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