As our GPEP members, you can directly admit patients to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Changi General Hospital (CGH) for inpatient management. It is important to note that patients with serious or life threatening conditions which require stabilisation and emergency treatment should still be sent to the A&E department for management before admission.

Procedures for Direct Ward Referral

Direct Ward Referral Hotline Numbers (24 hours)

Singapore General Hospital	Tel: 6321 4822   Fax: 6321 4062
Changi General Hospital	Tel: 6850 1648   Fax: 6782 4898
KK Women's and Children's Hospital	Fax:6394 1183

Download Direct Ward Referral Form for SGH & CGH

• SGH & CGH Direct Ward Referral Form  

Children with surgical/medical problems may be considered for direct admission if they are clinically stable. These children will be triaged at Children’s Emergency and admitted directly to the wards. No medical attention will be rendered at Children’s Emergency.

All children who are ill or clinically unstable, requiring urgent medical attention should be referred to Children’s Emergency for emergency management.

The following condition may be considered for direct admission:

A. Surgical Problems

• Head injury for observation (associated with vomiting/headache)
• Suspect acute abdomen (acute appendicitis, acute torsion of testis,intussusception

B. Medical Problems

• Febrile seizures in children under 18 months
• Gastroentertis (with vomiting / poor feeding / reduced urine output)
• Viral gastritis (with persistent vomiting / poor feeding / reduced urine output)
• Acute exacerbation of Asthma (no response to bronchodilators / inheld B2 agonist more frequent than four hourly / severe chronic asthma / past history of acute life-threatening asthma)
• Bronchiolitis (mild respiratory distress / poor feeding / vomiting)
• Pneumonia (mild respiratory distress / poor feeding / vomiting)
• Pyrexia in infants below 3 months with temperature > 38 C
• Neonatal Jaundice (in term infants)
  - SB > 255 mmol in those < 7 days old
  - SB > 300 mmol in those < 8-14 days old