OPERATION HOURS AT POLYCLINICS
Parliament of Singapore · 14 February 2011
Official Report, 14 February 2011, Vol 87, Issue 16 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
OPERATION HOURS AT POLYCLINICS
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Mdm Halimah Yacob asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider opening some polyclinics on Sundays to cater to the needs of working people who are unable to bring their children or elderly parents to the polyclinics during weekdays and which can also help to reduce the pressure and backlogs on Mondays.
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Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Primary healthcare is well provided in Singapore, with easy access, of high standard and affordable. Our Polyclinics serve 22% of all primary care attendances. The other 78% are spread out over 2,400 General Practitioner (GP) clinics across the island. Most GP clinics are within housing estates and many operate extended hours including Sundays and public holidays.
More than 600 GP clinics have partnered my Ministry under the Primary Care Partnership Scheme to provide subsidised care for needy patients. Tapping on this wide network of private primary care providers is more efficient than extending the polyclinics beyond their current operating hours.
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Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 14 February 2011. Republished on SGParliament.