Better integration of care services needed: Gan Kim Yong

SINGAPORE — More must be done to integrate care services in the intermediate and long-term care sectors, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said at an international conference on integrated care this morning (Nov 8)

He also said developing Senior Care Centres (SCCs) is one way of integrating care in the sectors as they provide both health and social care services for the elderly under one roof.

To improve service flow, the Health Ministry plans to co-locate some of the SCCs in nursing homes and use the SCCs as base to provide home care services.

Mr Gan also gave an update on the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS), saying 900 private clinics have signed up for the scheme, which is meant to make primary care more accessible to more Singaporeans. CHANNEL NEWSASIA