by MP for Aljunied GRC, Chen Show Mao
Sir,
The importance of delivering integrated care to our seniors is well known.
This applies not just to integrating the delivery of different kinds of health care (medical, nursing, rehabilitative, mental health) BUT ALSO integrating the delivery of health care and social and other care services, including home help, day care, counseling and other services.
The objectives of delivering integrated care are of course to make the care ELDER-centric. That is, to meet their needs for multiple types of care, in view of the chronic nature of many of their conditions, with as little fragmentation and duplication as possible.
With this in view, could the government actively investigate ways to integrate, coordinate or link the relevant functions or administration of AIC under MOH (which coordinates the delivery of healthcare to our seniors) and CEL under MCYS (which coordinates the delivery of social care support services)?
Thank you.