Healthier SG

SINGAPORE — From the second half of next year, Singapore residents aged 60 and above will be able to enrol in a national programme where they get to choose ...

Residents would be free to choose any doctor or clinic who is enrolled in the Healthier SG programme. Since then, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has consulted more than 6,000 Singapore residents and stakeholders such as private GPs, employers and community partners to design the key features of Healthier SG. Under the proposal for Healthier SG, residents will be encouraged to choose and enrol with a family doctor, who will then serve as a first point-of-contact to holistically manage their health. They will be able to do this as Healthier SG will help to connect residents to a wide range of activities organised by agencies such as the Health Promotion Board, Agency for Integrated Care, People’s Association, Sport Singapore and community partners. SINGAPORE — From the second half of next year, Singapore residents aged 60 and above will be able to enrol in a national programme where they get to choose a family general practitioner (GP) to stick to and who would then manage their health throughout the rest of their lives. - Under the new nationwide programme, residents may choose and enrol with a family doctor who will serve as a first point-of-contact to holistically manage their health

MOH is looking to launch Healthier SG in the second half of 2023.

[Committee of Supply speech]earlier this year, there are five components to the Healthier SG plan. As people get older, they are more likely to fall sick or suffer from chronic illnesses. They can change their family doctor for up to four times upon the initial enrolment in the first two years. Enrolment for Healthier SG will open to residents aged 60 years and above in the second half of 2023, followed by those in the 40-59 age group in the next two years. Once enrolled under Healthier SG, residents will be able develop a health plan with their family doctor and discuss how to improve their health. Family doctors will be able to make social prescriptions, which are referrals to community partners, to support residents in leading healthier lives. MOH will also provide a one-off grant to Healthier SG family doctors for IT enablement to better serve their residents. In the subsequent years, they will be able to do a switch only once a year. Under Healthier SG, residents will be strongly encouraged to choose and enrol with a family doctor. The family doctor will serve as a first point-of-contact and will provide holistic care which will be focused on prevention and improved chronic care. Under Healthier SG, residents will be given a choice as to which clinic they wish to enrol with, such as one near their home or workplace. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has published a White Paper on "Healthier SG", a multi-year plan to transform the healthcare system in Singapore.

A multi-year strategy to transform the way the Health Ministry delivers healthcare, by shifting its emphasis from reactively caring for those who are ...

Residents participating in Healthier SG will have a digitally enabled health plan on HealthHub, where they can access the key points of their discussions with their family doctor and track their health outcomes. MOH will mobilise its network of family doctors to provide holistic care, focused on preventive and improved chronic care, and ensure a consistent and evidence-based level of care delivery across the diverse primary care landscape. MOH said that it is investing in and changing the healthcare system, to support individuals to chart their own journey towards better health. MOH said that it will pay family doctors in private practice an annual service fee to care for and manage each enrolled resident. To bring all these features together, MOH’s healthcare clusters will step up as regional health managers to actively coordinate and oversee these partnerships and activities for residents. MOH said that it has worked with primary care leaders to develop 12 care protocols to guide the approach to screening and vaccination and managing key chronic conditions. The White Paper on Healthier SG has been submitted to Parliament on 21 Sept and will be debated in Parliament in October 2022. MOH will also bolster its data governance frameworks and cybersecurity capabilities. Enrolment will open to residents aged 60 years and above in the second half of 2023, followed by those in the 40-59 age group in the next two years. Under Healthier SG, MOH will mobilise its network of family doctors to provide holistic care, focused on preventive and improved chronic care. Upon successful enrolment, residents can schedule a face-to-face onboarding health consultation, which will be fully paid for by the Government. We are encouraged by the broad support received for the Healthier SG strategy.

MOH proposes a new initiative , Healthier SG, that will offer citizens free health screenings and other benefits.

Now, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is pushing for a new initiative to encourage preventive healthcare among Singaporeans. Introduced during MOH’s Commitee of Supply debate earlier in March, the Healther SG initiative is scheduled to be open to those 60 and above in the second half of 2023. They may do so by enrolling with a family doctor of their choice. The doctor will then work with the residen to craft health plans and reconvene from time to time to check on the resident’s progress. [MOH’s White Paper on Healthier SG](https://file.go.gov.sg/healthiersg-whitepaper-pdf.pdf), those who successfully enrol in Healthier SG can schedule a face-to-face health consultation with a family doctor, fully paid for by the Government. This new initiative will be debated in length in Parliament next month, with enrolment scheduled to start in the second half of 2023.