The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Reproduced with permissionSince January, the
physiotherapy team at National University Hospital has had same-day consultations on weekdays for
patients referred by the Emergency Department, as part of the National
One-Rehab Framework. Dr Ng Tze Siong, Senior Principal Physiotherapist,
Department of Rehabilitation, National University Hospital, elaborated on the patients who are suitable
for the same-day consultation.
In Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, a care management scheme was started in
August 2020 for frail, elderly people who frequently visit its Emergency Department. Ms Lee Chiew
Lan, Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, explained that under this
scheme, case managers intervene with all at-risk elderly people, and patients
of any age who are functionally and socially challenged.
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