All posts tagged "health"
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6.1KHeadlinesPolyclinic Refuses Subsidies and Use of Medisave for 73-Year-Old CHAS and PG Cardholder
Despite holding both a Community Health Assist Scheme (Chas) card and Pioneer Generation card, 73-year-old Yeo Saw Hua was denied subsidised fees...
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6.4KHeadlinesGan: Affected Patients Can Sue the Health Ministry for HIV Registry Data Breach
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in parliament yesterday (12 Feb) that persons affected by the HIV Registry data breach can sue...
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6.7KCow Beh Cow BuMOH Hid HIV Patients’ Data Breach from the Public for Two Years: Where’s the Accountability?
RONALD WONG: The Ministry of Health makes the Ministry of Defence look good when it comes to public accountability – and that’s...
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4.4KHeadlinesHealth Ministry: Records of 14,200 HIV Patients Illegally Obtained in 2016 Leaked Online
The confidential information of 14,200 individuals diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and over 2,000 others have been leaked online. The...
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3.6KHeadlinesOver 4000 Petition Health Minister Gan Kim Yong Regarding Doctor’s Treatment
Over 4000 people, including doctors and medical professionals, have signed a petition to Health Minister Gan Kim Yong seeking clarification over the...
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2.6KHeadlinesS$9000 vs S$19,000 for Eye Surgery: Doctor Questions Why NUH Fees are Two Times Higher than SNEC
A doctor has publicly questioned why the fees for a glaucoma operation are two times higher at the National University Hospital than...
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9.0KHeadlinesSingHealth Hacking: IHiS CEO gets Slap on the Wrist for Singapore’s Worst-Ever Cyber Attack
IHiS CEO Bruce Liang has received a slap on the wrist for the SingHealth hacking – Singapore’s worst-every cyber attack which saw...
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3.6KHeadlinesSengkang General Hospital Nurse Accused of Re-Using Elderly Patient’s Soiled Diaper, Saying It’s “Not Too Dirty”
Sengkang General Hospital, a spanking new facility that just opened last year, got its reputation stained on Christmas Day 2018 following an...
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15.9KHeadlinesHealth Ministry Questioned over 20 Percent of Subsidised Patients Not Receiving Full MediShield Life Cover
The Government Parliamentary Committee for Health is asking the Health Ministry over the revelation that 20 percent of subsidised patients are not...
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6.1KHeadlines“Human Error” Blamed for Non-Sterilised Dental Tools Scare at TTSH, 18 Staff Disciplined
Following investigations, the National Health Group has blamed “human error” for the incident at Tan Tock Seng Hospital where non-sterilised dental tools...
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5.2KHeadlinesLatest Health Ministry Figures Reveal MediShield Life Claim Limits Fall Short of Targets
The Ministry of Health has revealed that MediShield Life claim limits have fallen short of the targets set when the national health...
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2.9KHeadlinesSNEC Promises “Reduced Charges” following Public Uproar over S$4.50 MediShield Life Claim
The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) says it has reviewed and made adjustments to its charges to “to better align a wider...
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2.8K1Cow Beh Cow BuInsurance Industry Veteran Blasts “Messy” MediShield Scheme, Says Gan Not Fit to be Health Minister
Former NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian has condemned the way the MediShield national health insurance is structured and says that changes...
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3.9KHeadlinesMediShield Life Pays Just S$4.50 of Elderly Uncle’s S$4477 Surgery Bill
He expected MediShield Life to cover 90 percent of his cash bill for a cataract operation, but this 82-year-old uncle was in...