PAPee: Doc Shortage? Donch Blame Us!

[makapaaa]

Since when does the BEST PAID govt in the world take responsibility for anything?

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I REFER to recent letters on the need for more doctors in Singapore. We agree with the writers that we must increase our supply to prepare for the ageing of our population. We have been doing so, with some success.
First, we have raised the intake of medical students to the National University of Singapore (NUS), from 230 in 2006 to 260 last year. This will be raised further to 300 by 2011. In addition, the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School has doubled its intake to 50 students per year.
Second, we have aggressively recruited doctors from top medical schools overseas. Over the past three years, we have recruited over 1,000 foreign-trained doctors.
Third, public hospitals have actively enhanced the working conditions of their medical staff to better retain them.
As a result of these efforts, the attrition rate for doctors has declined from 8.7 per cent in 2004 to 6.5 per cent now. The number of doctors in the public sector has increased steadily from 3,300 in 2005, to 3,500 in 2006, 3,900 in 2007, and 4,300 now. This is a significant increase of 30 per cent over three years.
Still, there is scope for further improvement and we will not relent on this effort to recruit and retain good doctors in the public sector, and make their working life more meaningful.
In the longer term, we will also have to consider further expansion of local training in order to support a larger population. The need for a third medical school is currently being studied.
Karen Tan (Ms)
Director, Corporate Communications
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[khunking]

What's the use of recruiting top doctors from overseas institutions who cannot communicate effectively with the older generation?

http://www.singsupplies.com/showpost.php?p=195714&postcount=27

Since when does the BEST PAID govt in the world take responsibility for anything?

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[kiwibird7]

The time lag to train doctors is 6 yrs, and that is only getting the greenhorns into Medical service on the 6th yr onwards to deal with really sick or possibly dying patients.

The Demographic surveys done in Singapore would have projected the Healthcare needs of the population for the Manpower Ministry, Health Ministry and the NUS to base their projections more accurately.

Many Perm Secs and their Ministers have been sleeping on the job not to have noticed the shortfall looming and not taking early action. Just like the officers on the bridge of the RSN Courageous (eyes closed) colliding with a super freighter.

Getting General Degree Doctors into service alone may not be sufficient. Their expertise is very basic and not adequate to deal with many of the complicated Medical Cases beyond Coughs and Colds. Specialties in greater shortfall like Geriatric Medicine in an aging population should already be targetted for action NOW!

 

[Watchman]

Fark the PAP for controlling 15 years ago intake cohort !

Just because they wanted to protect the value of their children



Let's list some of the PAP 's ministers and their cronies whose children are medical and law background ! We start today.

 

[numero uno]

The time lag to train doctors is 6 yrs, and that is only getting the greenhorns into Medical service on the 6th yr onwards to deal with really sick or possibly dying patients.

The Demographic surveys done in Singapore would have projected the Healthcare needs of the population for the Manpower Ministry, Health Ministry and the NUS to base their projections more accurately.

Many Perm Secs and their Ministers have been sleeping on the job not to have noticed the shortfall looming and not taking early action. Just like the officers on the bridge of the RSN Courageous (eyes closed) colliding with a super freighter.

Getting General Degree Doctors into service alone may not be sufficient. Their expertise is very basic and not adequate to deal with many of the complicated Medical Cases beyond Coughs and Colds. Specialties in greater shortfall like Geriatric Medicine in an aging population should already be targetted for action NOW!

right on. 10 years for a medical officer or registrar( 5 years basic MBBS and 1 year housemanship and 4 years MO ship) then anotehr 3 years basic specialisation and another 5-7 years advanced specialisation ie 20 years to be a specialists. Medical training is like baking a cake. No short cuts or you end up with half baked cakes that is inedible and give food poisoning. ie bad for health

 

[annexa]

First, we have raised the intake of medical students to the National University of Singapore (NUS), from 230 in 2006 to 260 last year.

So they increase 30 in 3 years. 10 every year? Constant number increase on a larger base annually, means a decrease in percentage increment!

Can we ask, how much subsidies and funds did our gahmen give to NUS Medicine Faculty in the last 3 years? Did the funds increase at a decreasing rate like the medicine intake? If not, why?