13 December 2007
| Healthcare clusters are not waiting till 2012 to tap on silver workforce
SingHealth and National Healthcare Group, the two public healthcare clusters in Singapore, are putting in place re-employment policies, signalling their commitment to offer staff the opportunity to work beyond their retirement age of 62. This is well ahead of 2012 when the re-employment law is expected to be passed.
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22 November 2007
| SingHealth nurses bag overall top award and 5 merit awards at Tan Chin Tuan Nursing Award 2007
10 merit awards to recognise outstanding enrolled nurses were given out at the Tan Chin Tuan (TCT) Nursing Award yesterday evening. SingHealth garnered 6 of the awards, including the overall top award.
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20 November 2007
| Clinic led by renowned Shanghai TCM physicians opens at SGH
- A partnership between SingHealth and Shanghai’s hospital group; with opportunities for synergising the best of Eastern and Western medicine through research
SingHealth, in partnership with the Shanghai Hospital Development Center, has set up Bao Zhong Tang TCM Centre located at Singapore General Hospital. All walk-in patients will have access to consultation with a team of renowned senior TCM physicians from Shanghai, who are widely regarded as "national treasures". Doctors from SingHealth institutions will also have opportunities to work with the TCM physicians on clinical research.
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15 November 2007
| SingHealth and BrainLAB Unveil Digitally Integrated Neuroscience Centre in Singapore
Named the Khoo Teck Puat - NNI Integrated Neuroscience Centre, the state-of-the-art facility at SGH is the first of its kind to offer the full range of treatment options in highly complex surgical procedures, setting a new standard in patient care.
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25 October 2007
| SingHealth Nurses produce ‘Cultural Journeys’ book to promote multi-cultural awareness in healthcare
Written by nurses for nurses, the book launched at the SingHealth Nursing Conference contains anecdotes and lessons learnt on the job. The conference also celebrated the graduation of the pioneer batch from SingHealth's new advanced skills and developmental training programmes for nursing and para-nursing staff.
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28 September 2007
| SingHealth leads the way in engaging mature staff in healthcare sector
- Pioneering Silver Connection programme marks achievements at first anniversary celebrations
SingHealth's Silver Connection programme marked its first anniversary at a celebration event today. The programme was launched last September to engage our mature staff with a view to enhance their employability as they grow with the organisation.
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24 September 2007
| Singapore Cord Blood Bank 1st in region to join global transplant network
Celebrating its 2nd anniversary, the SCBB announces its membership to the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) global network of cord blood banks.
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20 September 2007
| New home for SGH Pathology and SingHealth Research & Education
13-storey iconic building on Outram Campus to house SGH Pathology Department, SingHealth Research and Education facilities to be ready by 2010.
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16 September 2007
| Corporates play ball to raise money for cures
SingHealth Foundation organises corporate team games which raises $300,000 for critical medical research and healthcare programmes which may otherwise go unfunded.
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22 August 2007
| Healthcare workers "running on the job" for a good cause
- SingHealth and KKH organise Healthcare Charity Run in support of President's Challenge 2007
SingHealth and its member institution, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, are organising a Healthcare Charity Run this Sunday (26 Aug), in support of this year's President's Challenge charity campaign. Themed "Running On The Job" and likely the first of its kind in Singapore, the race challenges healthcare workers to run in their daily work attire or one that reflects their job and profession. More than 1,500 runners from various organisations in the local healthcare community are expected to participate.
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1 Aug 2007
| SingHealth Nurses Celebrate Nurses' Day
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7 June 2007
| New Cancer Treatment with Millimeter Precision Available for Patients at SingHealth Institutions
Novalis radiosurgery system offers high precision, faster treatment for patients.
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21 May 2007
| 1st successful case of stem cell transplant using unit from Singapore Cord Blood Bank
- Landmark transplant performed by experts at KKH
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) and the Singapore Cord Blood Bank (SCBB) announced the successful treatment of a paediatric patient suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) via a stem cell transplant. This was the first time cord blood from Singapore’s first public cord blood bank was used to perform this life-saving treatment.
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10 May 2007
| CGH first in the world to pilot new mobile device that enhances patient care in A&E environment
Changi General Hospital, an institution of SingHealth, is one of the first three hospitals worldwide to conduct a pilot trial of the Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) developed by Intel and the only one to implement it in an Accident & Emergency (A&E) environment. With the success of the trial in 2006, CGH will be implementing the MCA in its A&E department later this year.
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24 April 2007
| SingHealth joins United Nations Global Compact
SingHealth & SGH signed the United Nations Global Compact in a special ceremony on Friday, 20 April 2007. SingHealth's participation in the Global Compact demonstrates our commitment to corporate social responsibility.
The U.N. Global Compact has been signed by more than 2,900 companies around the world and embraces 10 principles covering human rights, fair labor, the environment, and anti-corruption. The Global Compact, established in July 2000, seeks to promote responsible corporate citizenship by providing a framework for businesses to follow in response to the challenges of globalization.
The Global Compact is not a regulatory instrument – it does not " police", enforce or measure the behavior or actions of companies. Rather, the Global Compact relies on public accountability, transparency and the enlightened self-interest of companies, labour and civil society to initiate and share substantive action in pursuing the principles upon which the Global Compact is based. To find out more about UNGC, click here.
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30 March 2007
| The SingHealth Alice Lee Institute for Advanced Nursing (IAN) is the first in Asia to achieve international accreditation with the Amercan Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC)
The SingHealth Alice Lee Institute for Advanced Nursing (IAN) – the nursing institute of Singapore’s largest healthcare group – has earned the distinction of being accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC) as a Continuing Nursing Education Provider. The Institute is the first in Asia, and only the third country outside the United States to receive this prestigious accreditation.
This accreditation validates the 10-year-old Institute’s efforts in providing continuing education programmes of high standards and quality for nursing and para-nursing staff. This in turn translates to assurance for patients that nursing staff at SingHealth institutions have received rigorous, up-to-date training of internationally recognised standards.
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26 March 2007
| SingHealth & South East CDC Collaborate To Offer Post Natal Homecare Programme
Affordable home visit service will support new parents
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23 March 2007
| Women, help shape tomorrow’s healthcare with SingHealth
- New email channel to seek views to develop integrated healthcare services
for women and their families
SingHealth will be launching a new email channel -- awomanswish@singhealth.com.sg -- at its "Fabulous from 40!" public forum for women on 25 March 2007.
As a proactive step to engage women directly, SingHealth is inviting all women in Singapore to voice their needs, hopes and wishes for the healthcare services they would like to see being offered to them. Their active feedback will enable SingHealth to better plan and develop integrated and seamless services for women and their families.
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15 March 2007
| SingHealth Ups Investment In Training & Education
Close to 1,000 staff to benefit from sponsored training programmes.
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27 February 2007
| Two top research institutes join hands to work on translational cancer research programme
- NCCS and US-based Van Andel Research Institute to look into the biology behind varying drug responses in Asian as against non-Asian patients
- US Professor to set up research lab at NCCS
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16 February 2007
| Sports Medicine Gets Boost From Singapore Sports Council & Changi General Hospital Collaboration
Efforts set to develop world-class Sports Medicine and Sports Science capabilities in Singapore
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8 February 2007
| Healthcare Clusters Announce Enhanced Pay Package For Nurses And Allied Health Staff
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17 January 2007
| Launch of Dove Self Esteem Fund - Managed by SingHealth Foundation
Committed to improving the self-esteem of girls and young women, Dove is launching the Dove Self-Esteem Fund. This fund will be managed and administered by SingHealth Foundation, in support of SGH Eating Disorders Awareness Programme
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