WAITING TIME FOR FIRST ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT APPOINTMENT AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN PAST FIVE YEARS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2684

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 3 APRIL 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

MP for Nee Soon GRC

Question No. 5685

To ask the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years, what is the mean and median number of days that couples wait before getting their first appointment for assisted reproductive treatments at public hospitals.

Answer

The wait time to the first appointment to consult a specialist for assisted reproductive treatment at public hospitals has come down over the last five years. In 2023, the median and mean wait times across the public hospitals were no more than seven and 12 days respectively.