Over 900 General Practitioner Clinics Open During Lunar New Year Holidays
14 February 2018
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1. The Ministry of Health (MOH) wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year and a healthy year ahead.
2. Over 900 general practitioner (GP) clinics will be open during the Lunar New Year public holidays from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 2018, at various times. The public may access the latest list of GP clinics and their operating hours through:
the MOH corporate website (opens in new tab);
MOH’s Directory of Licensed Healthcare Institutions (opens in new tab);
The Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Singapore Silver Pages (opens in new tab);
The Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) webpage (opens in new tab); and
HealthHub mobile application, which is available on both iTunes (opens in new tab) and the Google Play Store (opens in new tab).
3. MOH would like to encourage members of the public who feel unwell during the festivities to visit their GP or a 24-hour clinic for conditions that are neither life-threatening nor serious.
4. We advise the public to seek medical treatment at a hospital’s Accident & Emergency (A&E) department only for serious emergencies, such as chest pain, breathlessness, and uncontrollable bleeding.
5. MOH would also like to take this opportunity to remind the public to eat in moderation and continue exercising regularly to stay healthy over the holiday period.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
14 February 2018
