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Ministry of Health
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Transforming the primary care landscape: Engaging the GP community and our stakeholders in the journey (2011)

31 December 2011

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“GPs are well-positioned to play this important role in providing accessible, holistic and continuing care for our patients”.This was shared by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong shares at the Primary Care Workplan Seminar on 8 Oct. Our growing and ageing population, longer life expectancies, and changing lifestyles are contributing to a greater demand for chronic care. There is thus a need to better support GPs, who see about 80% of primary care attendances, so as to achieve better care outcomes. The Ministry will continue to consult the GP community and other stakeholders to further refine the proposed Primary Care Masterplan. Read more of speeches by Minister & PS & press release. Also, watch video excerpt of Minister's speech.