Data on Singaporeans in Critical Care Requiring Land-based Repatriation and Update on Foreign Private Ambulance Operators Accreditation Scheme

Mr Cai Yinzhou asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) for each year since 2022, what is (i) the total number of land-based medical repatriations of Singapore citizens in critical care from our borders with Malaysia and the (ii) average waiting time for these transfers; and (b) what is the progress update on the implementation of the Foreign Private Ambulance Operators Accreditation scheme.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry of Health (MOH) does not track cross-border land-based Emergency Ambulance conveyances and the average waiting time for such transfers.

MOH is currently working with relevant agencies to assess the feasibility of a potential accreditation scheme for foreign private ambulance operators.