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141 NURSES RECOGNISED WITH NURSES’ MERIT AWARD
7 July 2025
New Healthcare Manpower Strategy for Healthcare Workforce to Meet Evolving Care Needs
141 nurses were presented with the Nurses' Merit Award (NMA) by Minister for Health and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Mr Ong Ye Kung, on 7 July 2025. At the ceremony, Mr Ong announced that the Ministry of Health (MOH) will embark on a strategy focused on transforming the roles and training of the healthcare workforce.
2. Started in 1976, the NMA is awarded to nurses who have displayed noteworthy and exceptional performance, participated in professional development, and contributed to raising the nursing profession. These nurses work in various care settings, spanning the community care sector, private hospitals and public healthcare institutions.
3. The nurses were nominated for the award by their healthcare institutions and selected by a panel set up by MOH. The Award comes with a medal to be worn as part of the nurse’s uniform and a cash prize of $1,000. Please refer to the Annex for the list of award recipients.
Healthcare Manpower Strategy to Strengthen Care in the Community
4. As our population ages, the demand on healthcare services is expected to increase. Care needs have also evolved as patients now require coordinated and consolidated care to better manage their multiple and complex conditions. To meet these needs, MOH will further strengthen the delivery of care in the community, long-term and end-of-life settings, as well as consolidate care for patients and reduce the touchpoints within and across care settings.
5. To enable these transformative shifts, MOH will progressively roll out the Healthcare Manpower Strategy which aims to redesign traditional healthcare roles based on competencies, and empower healthcare professionals to fully utilise their training and expertise, as well as upskill to prepare them to take on enhanced roles. For instance, nurses will increasingly anchor care delivery in community care settings by independently conducting assessments and providing health counselling to help patients better manage their own health conditions. In long-term care, more Nurse Clinicians will be trained to take on leadership roles in nursing homes. We also aim to provide more training opportunities for nurses in palliative care to help deliver better end-of-life care in the community.
Transforming Healthcare Training
6. To support these redesigned roles, MOH will work with the Institutes of Higher Learning to create more flexible, modular work-study training programmes supported by public healthcare institutions. These programmes will be stackable and conducted on the job to facilitate cycles of learning and real-world application, allowing nurses to continue learning valuable skills quickly while providing care. Similar role transformation efforts will be extended beyond the nursing profession, and more details will be shared when ready.
7. MOH remains committed to supporting nurses and other healthcare workers through this transformation. We also congratulate all awardees and thank them for their outstanding contributions to the nursing profession and immense dedication to their patients.
Annex
Nurses’ Merit Award 2025 Recipients
S/N | INSTITUTION | NAME | DESIGNATION |
Community Care Sector & Community Hospitals | |||
1 | All Saints Home (Jurong East) | Raakvin Kaur D/O Gursharan Singh | Senior Nurse Clinician |
2 | Assisi Hospice | Mya Nyein Soe | Assistant Nurse Clinician (Education) |
3 | Econ Healthcare Group | Liu Jian Ping | Assistant Director, Nursing Home Services |
4 | Home Nursing Foundation | Low Mei Lan Corin | Nurse Clinician |
5 | Kidney Dialysis Foundation | Ma Mingjuan | Senior Nurse Clinician & Centre Manager |
6 | Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital | Teow Geok Eng | Senior Nurse Manager |
7 | Lions Home for the Elders (Bishan) | Juliet Joseph | Nurse Manager |
8 | MWS Bethany Nursing Home (Choa Chu Kang) | Zhang Ran | Senior Nurse Clinician |
9 | Ren Ci @ Woodlands | Thilagavathi Meenachisundaram | Nurse Manager |
10 | Society for the Aged Sick | Thilagewathi Manoharan | Senior Staff Nurse |
11 | St. Andrew's Nursing Home (Buangkok) | Betty Jung @ Jung Joyce Betty | Nurse Manager |
12 | St. Andrew's Nursing Home (Henderson) | Doris Tchen Siew Geok | Director of Nursing |
13 | The National Kidney Foundation | Loong Sai Wah | Senior Nurse Manager |
14 | The National Kidney Foundation | Mar Mar Aung | Nurse Manager |
15 | The National Kidney Foundation | Smitha James | Nurse Manager |
16 | Vanguard Healthcare (Woodlands Care Home) | Barkatu Nnesah Bte Shaik Mohd | Senior Nurse Manager |
17 | Ang Mo Kio - Thye Hua Kwan Hospital | Sathya Sambandam | Nurse Clinician |
18 | Ren Ci Community Hospital | Saravanakumar Priya | Nurse Manager |
19 | St. Andrew's Community Hospital | Tan Mui Lan | Assistant Director of Nursing |
20 | St Luke's Hospital | Koh Zuo En | Senior Staff Nurse |
Private Hospitals | |||
21 | Crawfurd Hospital | Aniljit Kaur Krishnan Singh | Nurse Clinician |
22 | Farrer Park Hospital | Sarah Sharmala Nadarajan | Senior Nurse Manager |
23 | Mount Alvernia Hospital | Kelly Thian Yu Han | Nurse Manager |
24 | Raffles Hospital | Foo Kwan Tyng | Senior Nurse Clinician |
25 | Thomson Medical Centre | Zhang Hui | Senior Nurse Manager |
26 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital | Tan Hui Ying Samantha | Senior Nurse Educator |
27 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Mount Elizabeth Hospital | Alip Jan Bte Sheikh Mhd Ali | Nurse Manager |
28 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Parkway East Hospital | Magdalen Wong Kit Mui | Nurse Manager |
29 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Gleneagles Hospital | Lek Tiew Teng Beatrice | Senior Nurse Manager |
30 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Parkway College of Nursing and Allied Health | Chin Kui Joong | Senior Programme Manager (Nursing) |
31 | IHH Healthcare Singapore - Parkway Shenton Pte Ltd | Chan Si Min Lois | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
Statutory Board | |||
32 | Health Promotion Board | Tan Nengping | Senior Nurse Manager |
33 | Health Sciences Authority | Rohaidah Binte Ramli | Nurse Manager & Head, Operations |
NHG Health | |||
34 | Institute of Mental Health | Lee Xinyi | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
35 | Institute of Mental Health | Panirselvam S/O Tanapal | Nurse Clinician |
36 | Institute of Mental Health | Shainy Sebastian | Nurse Clinician |
37 | Institute of Mental Health | Wang Jia | Senior Nurse Educator |
38 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Hao Yali | Nurse Manager |
39 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Jamelah Binti Lukin | Senior Staff Nurse |
40 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Kartina Binte Ismail | Principal Enrolled Nurse |
41 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Lee Suhui | Nurse Clinician |
42 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Nurhazimah Binti Mohamad Vijaya | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
43 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Sumalatha Ramkumar | Nurse Clinician |
44 | Khoo Teck Puat Hospital | Zhu Huifang | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
45 | NHG Health Polyclinic | Chang Xiaopei | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
46 | NHG Health Polyclinic | Chua Wee Khim | Senior Nurse Educator |
47 | NHG Health Polyclinic | Xie Meijiao | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
48 | NHG-Population Health Campus | Dr Sharon Kho Siok Ee | Nurse Educator |
49 | National Skin Centre | Tan Geok Ching Felicia | Senior Staff Nurse |
50 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Analyn S Jacinto | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
51 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Centre for Infectious Diseases | Boo Chek Kia | Nurse Clinician |
52 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Faridah Begum Binte Mohd Johari@Shanmuga Priya | Enrolled Nurse |
53 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Gabrielle Chia Jia Min | Nurse Clinician |
54 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Jeena James | Nurse Manager |
55 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Jiang Le | Nurse Clinician |
56 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Kelvin Neo Yu Jie | Senior Staff Nurse |
57 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Lim Pei Yee | Nurse Manager |
58 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Lin Yongxing Patrick | Senior Nurse Manager |
59 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Liu Yunxia | Senior Nurse Clinician |
60 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Neo Yi Ling | Senior Staff Nurse |
61 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Nur'Ain Binte Zaid | Senior Enrolled Nurse |
62 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Ong Shi Hui Janice | Nurse Clinician |
63 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Tan Ai Ping Fiona | Nurse Clinician |
64 | Tan Tock Seng Hospital | Yang Wenli | Nurse Clinician |
65 | Woodlands Health | Adeline Han Jia Mei | Nurse Clinician |
66 | Woodlands Health | Kue Chwee Chin | Senior Nurse Clinician |
67 | Woodlands Health | Liu Yunxian | Senior Nurse Clinician |
68 | Woodlands Health | Nor Rasidah Binte Mohd Sadik | Nurse Clinician |
69 | Woodlands Health | Zhang Wei | Nurse Clinician |
70 | Yishun Community Hospital | Chen Yidan | Nurse Manager |
National University Health System | |||
71 | Alexandra Hospital | Li Yan | Nurse Clinician (APN) |
72 | Alexandra Hospital | Veronica Margaret Loh Peixia | Nurse Clinician (APN) |
73 | National University Hospital | Amalraj Mettilda Rani | Nurse Educator |
74 | National University Hospital | Bation Jeanibeth Molde | Nurse Clinician |
75 | National University Hospital | Hoe Kwee Fong | Nurse Manager |
76 | National University Hospital | Lee Li Jia Tiffany | Nurse Clinician |
77 | National University Hospital | Lim Le Lee | Nurse Manager |
78 | National University Hospital | Lim Peng Im | Senior Nurse Manager |
79 | National University Hospital | Nor Sara Binte Anwar | Principal Enrolled Nurse |
80 | National University Hospital | Sahidah Binte Sawal | Nurse Educator |
81 | National University Hospital | Shahidah Binte Sabtu | Nurse Clinician |
82 | National University Hospital | Shum Mun Lee, Angela | Nurse Clinician (APN) |
83 | National University Hospital | Sim Peizhen Charmaine | Senior Nurse Clinician (APN) |
84 | National University Hospital | Zhang Yue Ying | Nurse Clinician |
85 | National University Polyclinics | Ong Li Ping | Nurse Manager |
86 | National University Polyclinics | Song Sin Hooi Cecelia | Nurse Clinician |
87 | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital | Leong Kin Seng | Nurse Manager |
88 | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital | Glen Li Jiaxin | Nurse Clinician |
89 | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital | Liao Xiaomin | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
90 | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital | Murniyati Binte Rapsen | Nurse Manager |
91 | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital | Siti Rasyida Binte Sampah | Nurse Clinician |
92 | Jurong Community Hospital | Nurhayati Binte Samat | Nurse Clinician |
93 | NUHS-Regional Health System Office | Megawati | Nurse Clinician |
Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) | |||
94 | Changi General Hospital | Bantilan Anna Liza Pada | Nurse Clinician |
95 | Changi General Hospital | Guo Lin | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
96 | Changi General Hospital | Jin Feifei | Nurse Clinician |
97 | Changi General Hospital | Meng Chun Li | Nurse Clinician (APN) |
98 | Changi General Hospital | Phang Chen Yee | Senior Staff Nurse |
99 | Changi General Hospital | Syakirin Binte Jeffreydin | Senior Enrolled Nurse |
100 | Changi General Hospital | Wang Hwee May | Nurse Clinician |
101 | Changi General Hospital | Zhang Jianxia | Senior Staff Nurse |
102 | Changi General Hospital | Zhang Qiuxiang | Nurse Clinician |
103 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Chiew Lee Chern | Senior Nurse Clinician |
104 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Lai Liling | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
105 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Malkit Kaur D/O Karnam Singh | Senior Nurse Manager |
106 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Peng Xinying | Nurse Clinician |
107 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Rajeshwari D/O Muthusamy | Nurse Clinician |
108 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Wu Hongmei | Nurse Clinician |
109 | KK Women's and Children's Hospital | Zhang Boning | Nurse Clinician |
110 | National Cancer Centre Singapore | Krishnaveni D/O Subramaniam | Nurse Clinician |
111 | National Heart Centre Singapore | Aishabi Binte Sidik | Nurse Clinician |
112 | National Heart Centre Singapore | Lee Kwee Huey | Nurse Clinician |
113 | National Neuroscience Institute | Leo Si Yan | Assistant Nurse Clinician (APN) |
114 | Sengkang General Hospital | Marcus Ang Kwang Hwee | Nurse Clinician (APN) |
115 | Sengkang General Hospital | Moh Yoke Ping | Nurse Clinician |
116 | Sengkang General Hospital | Nazeemah Binte Mohd Nor | Senior Nurse Manager |
117 | Sengkang General Hospital | Roziana Binti Muhamad Rafi | Senior Staff Nurse |
118 | Sengkang General Hospital | Shi Wenwen | Senior Staff Nurse |
119 | Sengkang General Hospital | Syamimi Atiqa Binte Rahmat | Senior Staff Nurse |
120 | Sengkang General Hospital | Totaan Alejandro Jr Cayabyab | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
121 | Sengkang General Hospital | Woo Pei Yoong | Nurse Educator |
122 | Singapore General Hospital | Azhar Bin Mohd | Nurse Clinician |
123 | Singapore General Hospital | Banupreya D/O Kannathasan | Nurse Clinician |
124 | Singapore General Hospital | Cai Biwei | Nurse Clinician |
125 | Singapore General Hospital | Chen Juan | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
126 | Singapore General Hospital | Chiam Siu Li Emily | Senior Enrolled Nurse |
127 | Singapore General Hospital | Heng Kai Ying Serena | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
128 | Singapore General Hospital | Jesvin Dave Kaur | Nurse Clinician |
129 | Singapore General Hospital | Mak Wai Min | Senior Staff Nurse |
130 | Singapore General Hospital | Nge Tze Pin | Principal Enrolled Nurse |
131 | Singapore General Hospital | Noorhidhayu Binte Mohamed Omar | Nurse Clinician |
132 | Singapore General Hospital | Nurashiqah Binte Ab Razak | Principal Enrolled Nurse |
133 | Singapore General Hospital | Ann Ong Loh Suan | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
134 | Singapore General Hospital | Seri Rahayu Binte Safie | Nurse Clinician |
135 | Singapore General Hospital | Siti Nurhidayah Binte Mohamed Rofi | Nurse Clinician |
136 | Singapore General Hospital | Wu Xin Yuki | Nurse Clinician |
137 | Singapore National Eye Centre | Desiree Wong Shimin | Nurse Clinician |
138 | Outram Community Hospital | Saw Gay Blu Thaung | Senior Enrolled Nurse |
139 | Sengkang Community Hospital | Ho Yee Lean | Senior Staff Nurse |
140 | SingHealth Polyclinics | Roslinda Bte Sadon | Assistant Nurse Clinician |
141 | SingHealth Polyclinics | Zhang Qinyi | Nurse Clinician |