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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - PAP Era, Khaw Mooted, U DIE, UR BIZ !!</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>Toby Kuntakinte (PouletGeorge) <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Mar-28 12:43 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 10) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>46637.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>[FONT=Comic Sans MS,Sans-Serif]Naive Singaporeans, you think PAP REALLY care for you ?[/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS,Sans-Serif]YOU DIE YOUR OWN BUSINESS AR !!![/FONT]
Why do private patients get appointments faster?
<!--start of story text-->RECENTLY, my scalp developed a lot of red spots and began to itch very badly. I began to lose an abnormal amount of hair every day and whenever I tugged, several strands came off easily.
I was very worried and called the National Skin Centre for an urgent appointment. However, the nurse told me they were fully booked and the earliest appointment date would be three months later, in June.
When I told her about my condition and asked her to help, she simply said she was sorry she could not do anything for me because I was a subsidised patient referred to by a government polyclinic.
That put me on the alert and I immediately asked her whether she could get me an earlier appointment date if I were to visit the hospital as a private patient. I was shocked when she told me she could fix an appointment for me three days later.
Why is the National Skin Centre offering private patients appointments within three days but not doing the same for subsidised patients?
As I found out, a private patient has to pay about $70 for consultation whereas a subsidised patient pays only about $25.
The National Skin Centre is not the only government hospital having such discriminatory practices - when I checked with the Singapore General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, I realised, to my dismay, that they do the same.
Why are hospitals built and maintained with taxes paid by generations of Singaporeans allowed to discriminate against citizens, many of whom qualify for subsidised medical care?
Why are they allowed to offer preferential treatment to those who can or have to pay higher rates - rich Singaporeans, foreigners and medical tourists?
Dherry Brandon Lee
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS,Sans-Serif]YOU DIE YOUR OWN BUSINESS AR !!![/FONT]
Why do private patients get appointments faster?
<!--start of story text-->RECENTLY, my scalp developed a lot of red spots and began to itch very badly. I began to lose an abnormal amount of hair every day and whenever I tugged, several strands came off easily.
I was very worried and called the National Skin Centre for an urgent appointment. However, the nurse told me they were fully booked and the earliest appointment date would be three months later, in June.
When I told her about my condition and asked her to help, she simply said she was sorry she could not do anything for me because I was a subsidised patient referred to by a government polyclinic.
That put me on the alert and I immediately asked her whether she could get me an earlier appointment date if I were to visit the hospital as a private patient. I was shocked when she told me she could fix an appointment for me three days later.
Why is the National Skin Centre offering private patients appointments within three days but not doing the same for subsidised patients?
As I found out, a private patient has to pay about $70 for consultation whereas a subsidised patient pays only about $25.
The National Skin Centre is not the only government hospital having such discriminatory practices - when I checked with the Singapore General Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital, I realised, to my dismay, that they do the same.
Why are hospitals built and maintained with taxes paid by generations of Singaporeans allowed to discriminate against citizens, many of whom qualify for subsidised medical care?
Why are they allowed to offer preferential treatment to those who can or have to pay higher rates - rich Singaporeans, foreigners and medical tourists?
Dherry Brandon Lee
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