Patient Bedside Tablets are empowering patients and their caregivers with information and knowledge to be more involved in their own care. From test results, medication list and schedules to revisiting physiotherapy exercises, these tablets put information at patients' fingertips during hospital stays. More details are now available in the latest issue of Singapore Health (March-April 2023).

Read also about a new Singapore General Hospital (SGH)-Home Nursing Foundation (HNF) initiative that makes it more convenient for patients to have their venous leg ulcers cleaned and dressed with special compression bandages, as well as the precautions seniors should take before embarking on their fitness exercises, and why cochlear implants are not for the very young alone.

Also in the issue, read about studies into novel ways to tackle glaucoma, an integrated plan to set the foundations for better health for mother and child starting from preconception, how VR software can distract children during vaccines and ways to prevent osteoarthritis.

Download the Singapore Health Issue 75 (March-April 2023) (large file size) or read via flipbook here.