We design our services to promote health, prevent and reduce illness, and ensure Singaporeans have access to good and affordable healthcare.
Primary Healthcare Services
Primary healthcare services are provided by professionals—usually general practitioners —in polyclinics and private medical clinics within the community. These healthcare professionals are often the first point of contact with patients. More
Hospital Services
We have 7 public hospitals comprising 5 general hospitals, a women's and children's hospital, and a psychiatry hospital. General hospitals provide multi-disciplinary inpatient and specialist outpatient services, and 24-hour emergency departments. Six national specialty centres provide cancer, cardiac, eye, skin, neuroscience and dental care. More
Dental Services
Public dental services are available through the National Dental Centre and in some polyclinics and hospitals. The Health Promotion Board primarily focuses on preventive dentistry, targeted mainly at school pupils. More
Intermediate and Long Term Care (ILTC)
These continuing care facilities are for patients who no longer require the level of care dispensed by a hospital, but nevertheless requires continued care.
Residential ILTC services care is for patients who stay in these facilities both in the day and at night. More
Community-based ILTC Services comprise centre-based and home-based healthcare services that are provided to patients during the day. More
Support Services
Support services to hospitals and primary healthcare programmes include forensic pathology, pharmaceutical services and blood transfusion service.
Legislations
MOH establishes and monitors legislations to ensure we deliver our services to Singaporeans. Broad policy guidance often takes the form of Statutory Acts. These ensure appropriate allocation of resources, and that we achieve clinical outcomes and professional standards. Legislated policies also ensure we deliver our services in a manner appropriate to each patient’s needs. More
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
We base our healthcare services on Western medical science. However, our ethnic groups occasionally consult traditional medicine practitioners for general ailments. Of particular interest is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Interest in TCM and other traditional or alternative medical treatments is increasing both here and around the world. We are therefore reviewing standards of training and practice of TCM in Singapore. Our aim is to ensure a higher quality of TCM practice, for the benefit of patients who consult TCM practitioners. More
