Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health what is the (i) average number of complaints received per month for alleged medical negligence by hospital staff and (ii) average total patient intake per month, with a breakdown respectively for Sengkang Hospital, Singapore General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and other regional hospitals. Mr OngContinue reading “VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR ALLEGED MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE BY HOSPITAL STAFF”
Category Archives: Health, Aging, Retirement Adequacy
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) what avenues are available to patients who are unable to obtain medical insurance coverage as a result of their mental health condition; (b) whether the Ministry is considering a regulatory approach to address this concern; and (c) if so, what are the measures being considered. DrContinue reading “INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS”
WAITING TIME FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY APPOINTMENTS AT SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE AND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLIER DATES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the current waiting time for ophthalmology appointments at the Singapore National Eye Centre; and (b) what arrangements exist to facilitate patients to secure earlier ophthalmology appointment dates at other public healthcare institutions. Mr Ong Ye Kung: In the second quarter of 2023, the median wait timeContinue reading “WAITING TIME FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY APPOINTMENTS AT SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE AND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLIER DATES”
ENSURING NO SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS FOR COMMONLY USED MEDICINES FOR PAEDIATRIC OR GENERAL CARE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health what measures are in place to ensure that there are no supply chain disruptions or shortages to commonly used medicines or supplies for paediatric or general care. Mr Ong Ye Kung: To ensure supply chain resiliency, healthcare institutions, drug and medical supplies companies, local distributors and retailers keepContinue reading “ENSURING NO SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS FOR COMMONLY USED MEDICINES FOR PAEDIATRIC OR GENERAL CARE”
PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR THOSE IN POST-MERDEKA GENERATION
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance whether there are plans to define a post-Merdeka Generation who are born in the 1960s and are approaching retirement age so that they may receive additional public benefits, especially in healthcare. Mr Lawrence Wong: The Ministry responded to a similar Parliamentary Question fromContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR THOSE IN POST-MERDEKA GENERATION”
TARGET WAITING TIME FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO SEE PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS AT PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether there is a target median and average waiting time for initial appointments to see psychiatrists and psychologists at public health institutions; and (b) if so, what is this target. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Public hospitals employ a triage system to ascertain the urgency of the conditionsContinue reading “TARGET WAITING TIME FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO SEE PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS AT PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS”
INCIDENCE OF PEOPLE REFUSING CONVEYANCE TO HOSPITALS VIA SCDF AMBULANCES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs in view of the increasing number of people who refuse conveyance to hospitals via SCDF ambulances in recent years (a) whether SCDF will consider (i) doing a study to understand the different reasons given for refusal, (ii) determine the proportion of such people whose livesContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF PEOPLE REFUSING CONVEYANCE TO HOSPITALS VIA SCDF AMBULANCES”
REVIEW OF MEANS-TESTED THRESHOLDS FOR ANNUAL VALUES OF PROPERTIES FOLLOWING REVISION OF ANNUAL VALUES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether there are plans to increase the means-testing thresholds for annual values of properties (AVs) given that IRAS has revised the AVs upwards on 1 January 2023 to reflect the rise in market rents; and (b) why is the Ministry not using the AVs asContinue reading “REVIEW OF MEANS-TESTED THRESHOLDS FOR ANNUAL VALUES OF PROPERTIES FOLLOWING REVISION OF ANNUAL VALUES”
SUBSIDIES FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING UNDER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider providing public subsidies for Continuous Glucose Monitoring in place of self-monitoring via finger pricking under the Chronic Disease Management Programme. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Devices for continuous glucose monitoring have been around for a while. But they are not cheap and the healthContinue reading “SUBSIDIES FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING UNDER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME”
MEDIAN AND AVERAGE CPF ACCOUNT BALANCES AND PRINCIPAL AMOUNT WITHDRAWN FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY AGE DECILE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the current median and average (i) CPF Ordinary Account, Special Account and MediSave Account balances; (b) what is the current total principal amount withdrawn for residential properties, broken down by age deciles respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The median and average CPF Ordinary Account,Continue reading “MEDIAN AND AVERAGE CPF ACCOUNT BALANCES AND PRINCIPAL AMOUNT WITHDRAWN FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES BY AGE DECILE”
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