Statistics of Patients Discharged from IMH Due to Failure to Attend Appointments

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years, how many patients fail to attend appointments at the IMH and are eventually discharged because they fail to attend the appointments.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Institute of Mental Health does not discharge patients who fail to attend appointments. Patients who default on follow-up appointments will be called by a case manager and encouraged to return for follow-up. Should the patient decline, a home visit may be conducted based on a risk assessment of the patient’s condition.