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Starting in 2025, Singapore’s public hospitals will assign one lead doctor to coordinate care for patients with multiple conditions, improving coordination and reducing unnecessary treatments.
Starting in 2025, Singapore’s public hospitals will assign a single principal doctor to coordinate care for patients with multiple health conditions, aiming to reduce fragmented treatment, duplicate tests, and unnecessary visits.
The model, already tested at hospitals like Alexandra and Changi General, assigns a lead clinician—often with broad training rather than a specialist—to manage complex cases, supported by multidisciplinary teams.
This shift, driven by an aging population, improves care coordination, reduces hospitalizations, and eases burdens on families.
The Ministry of Health is expanding the approach across key specialties and enhancing career paths for hospital clinicians to support long-term sustainability and quality care.
A partir de 2025, los hospitales públicos de Singapur asignarán un médico líder para coordinar la atención de pacientes con múltiples afecciones, mejorando la coordinación y reduciendo los tratamientos innecesarios.