Parliamentary QA
PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO POLYCLINICS AND GPS TO SEE PATIENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FOR BASIC HEALTHCARE TREATMENT
4 July 2022
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NOTICE PAPER NO. 1135
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 10 MAY 2022
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Christopher de Souza
MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
Question No. 1812
To ask the Minister for Health what training and assistance are provided to polyclinics and general practitioners to equip them to see patients who have intellectual disability for basic healthcare treatment such as for flu, fever and coughs.
Answer
As part of local undergraduate training, medical students are equipped to provide care for persons with intellectual disability (PWID). MOH is also collaborating with the College of Family Physicians Singapore to provide a Family Practice Skills Course to further strengthen our medical practitioners’ skills in this area. This helps to ensure that primary care doctors have a good understanding of the physical health issues and behavioural concerns of PWID, and can better manage them in primary care.