Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health in light of plans under Healthier SG to promote the use of family doctors (a) whether the Ministry has expended any efforts to engage Singaporean medical students locally or abroad to persuade more medical students and medical graduates to specialise as family doctors or family GPs; andContinue reading “ENGAGING SINGAPOREAN MEDICAL STUDENTS TO SPECIALISE AS FAMILY DOCTORS”
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COST CHANGES OF MODERNA AND PFIZER BIVALENT VACCINES SINCE LAST SUPPLY CONTRACT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health (a) how have the cost of the Moderna and Pfizer bivalent vaccines changed since the last supply contract with the vaccine manufacturers; and (b) what is the dollar or percentage change in pricing per dose. Mr Ong Ye Kung: We are unable to disclose information regarding theContinue reading “COST CHANGES OF MODERNA AND PFIZER BIVALENT VACCINES SINCE LAST SUPPLY CONTRACT”
LONG WAITING TIMES AT ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS OF RESTRUCTURED HOSPITALS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) what are the main reasons behind the long waiting times for admission at some restructured hospitals’ emergency departments in recent weeks; and (b) what are the measures the Ministry is taking to reduce waiting time especially for patients with higher acuity conditions. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Sir,Continue reading “LONG WAITING TIMES AT ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS OF RESTRUCTURED HOSPITALS”
ADEQUACY OF RARE DISEASE FUND IN SUPPORTING APPLICANTS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Health (a) how many applications has the Rare Disease Fund (RDF) received since April 2021; (b) what is the RDF’s ratio of applicants to grants; and (c) whether the RDF has available funds to support new applicants at the current time. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Rare Disease Fund (RDF) operatesContinue reading “ADEQUACY OF RARE DISEASE FUND IN SUPPORTING APPLICANTS”
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SINGAPOREANS SUFFERING FROM PSORIASIS AS SIDE EFFECT OF COVID-19 VACCINATION
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry can consider extending the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme for COVID-19 Vaccination or other forms of financial assistance to Singaporeans who have suffered from psoriasis as a related side effect of COVID-19 vaccination, notwithstanding that it might not have resulted in any inpatient hospitalisationContinue reading “FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SINGAPOREANS SUFFERING FROM PSORIASIS AS SIDE EFFECT OF COVID-19 VACCINATION”
COVID-19 INFECTIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) for the past six months, how many patients or residents contracted COVID-19 infections from within residential healthcare facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes; and (b) whether the Ministry is satisfied with the effectiveness of the current COVID-19 measures implemented at these facilities. The Senior Minister of StateContinue reading “COVID-19 INFECTIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES”
ALLOWING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION NURSES TO WORK AS LOCUM NURSES IN OTHER HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether nurses working in public healthcare institutions are allowed to work as locum nurses in other public healthcare institutions; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry can permit them to do so in order to alleviate the manpower crunch in public healthcare institutions and enable nursesContinue reading “ALLOWING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION NURSES TO WORK AS LOCUM NURSES IN OTHER HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS”
REVIEW OF CAUSE FOR DISRUPTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEM ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2022
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the cause of the disruption to the electronic medical system on 29 September 2022; (b) how long does the Government expect the review of the system design and architecture and the eventual system upgrade will take; and (c) pending a complete review and systemContinue reading “REVIEW OF CAUSE FOR DISRUPTION TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL SYSTEM ON 29 SEPTEMBER 2022”
BREAKDOWN OF FOREIGN-TRAINED DOCTORS REGISTERED AS NEW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) in the last five years, what has been the annual number of foreign-trained doctors who are registered as new medical practitioners in Singapore; and (b) how many of these doctors are practising family medicine, broken down into (i) Singapore Citizens, (ii) Permanent Residents and (iii) non-residents. MrContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF FOREIGN-TRAINED DOCTORS REGISTERED AS NEW MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN LAST FIVE YEARS”
APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT GRANT BY SINGAPOREANS STUDYING MEDICINE OVERSEAS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health in each year since 2016 (a) how many Singaporean students studying medicine overseas have applied for the Pre-Employment Grant (PEG); (b) how many of these are approved; (c) what is the median grant amount; (d) what are the main reasons for the rejected applications; and (e) whetherContinue reading “APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT GRANT BY SINGAPOREANS STUDYING MEDICINE OVERSEAS”
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