1 February, 2017
On 18 January 2017, the Singapore Ministry of Health ("MOH") announced the integration of Singapore's public healthcare systems from the current 6 systems to 3 main clusters. The integration is expected to be completed by early 2018.
The aim of this reorganisation is for each cluster to offer a wider range of services to serve the community's needs. Each cluster will have acute hospital care, primary care, community care, and a medical school.
The MOH reported that transitioning to the new clusters will not affect patients and the day-to-day delivery of healthcare services. The MOH will work closely with the clusters to ensure cross-cluster information flow and coordinated services.
This highlights the need for technology to support accessibility of medical data across clusters, whilst ensuring its security and integrity.
An overview of the structural reorganisation is as follows:
|
Clusters |
Institutions Managed By Cluster |
|
Eastern Cluster Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) |
Singapore General Hospital Bright Vision Community Hospital Outram Community Hospital (new) Sengkang Community Hospital (new) 7 existing polyclinics 2 new polyclinics |
Central Cluster National Healthcare Group (NHG) Alexandra Health System |
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Yishun Community Hospital Woodlands Community Hospital (new) 6 existing polyclinics |
|
Western Cluster National University Health System (NUHS) |
National University Hospital Jurong Community Hospital 5 existing polyclinics 2 new polyclinics |
More information can be found in the MOH's press release here.
For further information, please contact:
Andy Leck, Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
andy.leck@bakermckenzie.com
