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Yip Hon Weng on supporting healthcare

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Singapore needs to transform the way it delivers care for its ageing population, said MP Yip Hon Weng. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (May 10), he said it needs integration, not fragmentation. This integrated system will have seamless care services organised around the seniors with a “360 view” of their physical, mental and emotional health. This will require drawing up care in a seamless manner across settings - between acute and long-term care, between acute and primary care and between primary and care in the community, he said. He added that it would mean adopting a multidisciplinary and person-centric approach, with doctors working closely with other health and social care professionals. Mr Yip stressed that health and social care must transcend boundaries to help seniors age well in the community. His vision is to have “one patient, one health record or wellness record, one IT system”. Hopefully, all these will be overseen by “one Ministry of Ageing” to deliver coordinated, holistic and integrated care to transform Singapore into the “best place to live in”, he said.

Singapore needs to transform the way it delivers care for its ageing population, said MP Yip Hon Weng. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday (May 10), he said it needs integration, not fragmentation. This integrated system will have seamless care services organised around the seniors with a “360 view” of their physical, mental and emotional health. This will require drawing up care in a seamless manner across settings - between acute and long-term care, between acute and primary care and between primary and care in the community, he said. He added that it would mean adopting a multidisciplinary and person-centric approach, with doctors working closely with other health and social care professionals. Mr Yip stressed that health and social care must transcend boundaries to help seniors age well in the community. His vision is to have “one patient, one health record or wellness record, one IT system”. Hopefully, all these will be overseen by “one Ministry of Ageing” to deliver coordinated, holistic and integrated care to transform Singapore into the “best place to live in”, he said.

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