Not only SGH, Tan Tock Seng Hospital also overwhelmed!

[makapaaa]

[h=2]Not only SGH, Tan Tock Seng Hospital also overwhelmed![/h]

November 10th, 2013 |

Author: Contributions

Agreed. Not only SGH , same with TTS as well.

I was there with my father this week for an appointment seeing the eye
specialist. Suppose to be routine appointment at 2pm. However, by the time we
left, it was about 5 plus ( half day gone ). I still see a lot of patients as we
move out.

A lot of time spent wasted on waiting. I see quite a number of foreign
patients as well ( about 40 – 50% ) though they may be PRs or new citizens?
During the long wait, I heard local uncles & aunties in the same situation
chit-chatting, complaining about all this foreign patients free riding on our
medical subsidies.

Next we have a lot of foreign nurses ( mostly Pinoys ) who have no problem
speaking English. However a lot of our uncles / aunties / elderly cannot speak
English but only Chinese or Dialect or Malay. Time again wasted in
communicating. They need another 3rd party ( Chinese nurse ) to help translate.
Same issue with my father ( not educated ) if i had not accompany him even
though he can go to TTSH himself. What I feel glad is some of our Malay / Indian
local nurses able to speak simple Chinese or dialect like Hokkien or Cantonese
which prove to be very helpful & solve part of the problems.

I wonder why the hospitals or ministry don’t send all these Pinoys to learn
Chinese and ensure that they pass some Chinese proficiency tests. In Japan
healthcare sector, Pinoy nurses need to learn Japanese & their language
skill will be assessed. Even Pinoy nurses already have nursing qualifications,
they are still required to go OJT & study plus pass the Japanese nursing
course / test before they can continue. Really strict & tough &
professional too.



ITE Only

 

[AhMeng]

FUCK PAP. :oIo:

 

[eatshitndie]

mount e is already a zoo for sure. sinkies love visiting facilities for no sane reason. just look at changi terminal 3. more than half the visitors there are not flying.

 

[Leongsam]

The hospital should increase its charges. That should keep the riff raff out and shorten the waiting times.

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

The hospital should increase its charges. That should keep the riff raff out and shorten the waiting times.

The A&E registration fee is already close to $100 if i m not wrong. Visiting a 24 hr private clinic in the middle of the night will be cheaper.

 

[Leongsam]

The A&E registration fee is already close to $100 if i m not wrong. Visiting a 24 hr private clinic in the middle of the night will be cheaper.

Increase it to $688. That will shorten the queues straight away.

 

[PrinceCharming]

Increase it to $688. That will shorten the queues straight away.

The threshold is just too low.

Increase it to $1,000. Only the elite and the upper crust will qualify for medical treatments.

The poor and destitute will just have go to JB for treatment, even for emergencies.

 

[Leongsam]

The threshold is just too low.

Increase it to $1,000. Only the elite and the upper crust will qualify for medical treatments.

The poor and destitute will just have go to JB for treatment, even for emergencies.

Excellent idea. I have added to your points.

 

[Kuailan]

Increase it to $688. That will shorten the queues straight away.

B'cos you're not in SG you can say what you want!!
Senior retirees with not much funds in their saving are suffering!!

Already Papaya gahmen have increased charges in Polyclinic not to mention
hospital, in the near future SG will be only for the RICH! poor would have not
place to stay even!

 

[soIsee]

The hospital should increase its charges. That should keep the riff raff out and shorten the waiting times.

Excuse me sir.

They had already increase the charges like for the PRIVATE CLASS patient. And for those in this class, they are given top notch treatment and service.

It was only out of compassion that the hospital are still serving riff raff like the thread starter, that the hospital only charges these riff raff a noiminal fee for their treatment.

And for that, these riff raffs CANNOT COMPLAIN!

If these riff raff still are not appreciative for what they are receiving, the hospital.should let them rot in the street.

 

[MrCucumber]

Excuse me sir.

They had already increase the charges like for the PRIVATE CLASS patient. And for those in this class, they are given top notch treatment and service.

It was only out of compassion that the hospital are still serving riff raff like the thread starter, that the hospital only charges these riff raff a noiminal fee for their treatment.

And for that, these riff raffs CANNOT COMPLAIN!

If these riff raff still are not appreciative for what they are receiving, the hospital.should let them rot in the street.

We said my friend.

 

[bic_cherry]

[h=2]Not only SGH, Tan Tock Seng Hospital also overwhelmed![/h]

November 10th, 2013 |

Author: Contributions

Agreed. Not only SGH , same with TTS as well.
I was there with my father this week for an appointment seeing the eye
specialist. Suppose to be routine appointment at 2pm. However, by the time we
left, it was about 5 plus ( half day gone ). I still see a lot of patients as we
move out.
A lot of time spent wasted on waiting. I see quite a number of foreign
patients as well ( about 40 – 50% ) though they may be PRs or new citizens?
During the long wait, I heard local uncles & aunties in the same situation
chit-chatting, complaining about all this foreign patients free riding on our
medical subsidies.
Next we have a lot of foreign nurses ( mostly Pinoys ) who have no problem
speaking English. However a lot of our uncles / aunties / elderly cannot speak
English but only Chinese or Dialect or Malay. Time again wasted in
communicating. They need another 3rd party ( Chinese nurse ) to help translate.
Same issue with my father ( not educated ) if i had not accompany him even
though he can go to TTSH himself. What I feel glad is some of our Malay / Indian
local nurses able to speak simple Chinese or dialect like Hokkien or Cantonese
which prove to be very helpful & solve part of the problems.
I wonder why the hospitals or ministry don’t send all these Pinoys to learn
Chinese and ensure that they pass some Chinese proficiency tests. In Japan
healthcare sector, Pinoy nurses need to learn Japanese & their language
skill will be assessed. Even Pinoy nurses already have nursing qualifications,
they are still required to go OJT & study plus pass the Japanese nursing
course / test before they can continue. Really strict & tough &
professional too.ITE Only

Firstly, SG govt calls nurses "low skilled workers" (the SNA response), then like the SMRT China bus drivers incident, the make them sign small print forms in China to say what their pay here will be... but then food n lodging cost so much in SG, bed bugs all over, send home savings so little, so if I am foreign nurse from Phil/ Myanmar etc, I also cannot learn a new language, (like NSF boys) just hope for 2 yes misery to end, then go somewhere else to find work.

As mentioned, the only solution to affordable healthcare is better health (low salt diet, no smoking, daily exercise, sufficient sleep, fresh fruit and veggies) cheap "low skill" workers as solution, the good life is but a pipe dream...

 

[kryonlight]

As mentioned, the only solution to affordable healthcare is better health (low salt diet, no smoking, daily exercise, sufficient sleep, fresh fruit and veggies)

In my opinion, the only solution to affordable health care is to educate oneself. The pharmaceutical companies and conventional medical systems are only interested in your money. They aren't interested in actually healing you.

 

[AhMeng]

FUCK PAP! :oIo:

 

[Seee3]

The hospital should increase its charges. That should keep the riff raff out and shorten the waiting times.

Increase the charge in an effective way. Standard consultation limit to max 15 min. Progressive surcharge, starting with $10 per additional min etc will help cut waiting time. I encountered this guy who refused to leave the consultation room after more than 1.5 hr. He was clearly abusing the system. Guess the race.

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

FUCK PAP! :oIo:

KNN! Monkey see, monkey do. :kma:

 

[AhMeng]

KNN! Monkey see, monkey do. :kma:

Monkey business at work :oIo:

 

[winnipegjets]

The hospital should increase its charges. That should keep the riff raff out and shorten the waiting times.

Is this how you make one of the world's best health care system better? US is already there ...one heart surgery will cost you $250k.

 

[winnipegjets]

Increase the charge in an effective way. Standard consultation limit to max 15 min. Progressive surcharge, starting with $10 per additional min etc will help cut waiting time. I encountered this guy who refused to leave the consultation room after more than 1.5 hr. He was clearly abusing the system. Guess the race.

Provision of health care is not an assembly line, it is more complex. Payment should be based on outcome rather than time spent.

As for your example of a consultation taking 1.5 hr, how do you know it was an abuse. Perhaps the case was more complex ...it involved examination and investigation?

If waiting time is long, they should address it by adding more specialists. It is obviously a case demand exceeding supply. This is the problem with a two-tier health care system ...doctors leave public sector to work in the more lucrative private sector after having gather experience on the taxpayer's dime.

 

[winnipegjets]

The threshold is just too low.

Increase it to $1,000. Only the elite and the upper crust will qualify for medical treatments.

The poor and destitute will just have go to JB for treatment, even for emergencies.

How about just treating people with income of $100k? Those who earn less than that are not worth helping, let them die. That's the PAP way.