Plans to Ramp Up Manpower Supply for New Eldercare Facilities

Debated in Parliament on 5 Jul 2022.

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The Ministry of Health is addressing the shortage of nurses and allied health workers by enhancing salaries, providing scholarships and training, and implementing job redesign to increase productivity in the community care sector.
Efforts to boost staff supply for new eldercare facilities include launching a campaign to improve the sector's public image and respect, while continuing to complement the local workforce with foreign manpower where necessary.
Healthcare clusters will collaborate with eldercare centres to bring preventive care services to the community, supported by administrative staff and volunteers, as part of the strategy to scale up eldercare capacity by 2025.

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Yip Hon Weng

Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Minister for Health in view of the current shortage of nurses and allied health workers in acute and step-down facilities as well as plans to double eldercare facilities by 2025, what are the Ministry’s plans to ramp up the supply of staff for the new eldercare facilities.

Ong Ye Kung

Eldercare centres (ECs) are supported mainly by administrative staff and a strong pool of volunteers. Healthcare clusters with their nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) will also work with ECs to bring in other preventive care services to the community.

There are ongoing efforts to both recruit and retain staff in the community care sector. We are enhancing salaries in the sector through the ongoing Community Care Salary Enhancement Exercise. We develop staff and attract talent to join the sector through funding support for scholarships and training. Job redesign will also help increase productivity and value of the jobs. We are also enhancing the public image, respect and understanding of the community care sector through the Care to Go Beyond campaign. Finally, we will continue to complement our local workforce with foreign manpower wherever needed.

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The Ministry of Health is addressing the shortage of nurses and allied health workers by enhancing salaries, providing scholarships and training, and implementing job redesign to increase productivity in the community care sector.
Efforts to boost staff supply for new eldercare facilities include launching a campaign to improve the sector's public image and respect, while continuing to complement the local workforce with foreign manpower where necessary.
Healthcare clusters will collaborate with eldercare centres to bring preventive care services to the community, supported by administrative staff and volunteers, as part of the strategy to scale up eldercare capacity by 2025.

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Plans to Ramp Up Manpower Supply for New Eldercare Facilities

Debated in Parliament on 5 Jul 2022.

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The Ministry of Health is addressing the shortage of nurses and allied health workers by enhancing salaries, providing scholarships and training, and implementing job redesign to increase productivity in the community care sector.
Efforts to boost staff supply for new eldercare facilities include launching a campaign to improve the sector's public image and respect, while continuing to complement the local workforce with foreign manpower where necessary.
Healthcare clusters will collaborate with eldercare centres to bring preventive care services to the community, supported by administrative staff and volunteers, as part of the strategy to scale up eldercare capacity by 2025.

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Yip Hon Weng

Ong Ye Kung

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The Ministry of Health is addressing the shortage of nurses and allied health workers by enhancing salaries, providing scholarships and training, and implementing job redesign to increase productivity in the community care sector.
Efforts to boost staff supply for new eldercare facilities include launching a campaign to improve the sector's public image and respect, while continuing to complement the local workforce with foreign manpower where necessary.
Healthcare clusters will collaborate with eldercare centres to bring preventive care services to the community, supported by administrative staff and volunteers, as part of the strategy to scale up eldercare capacity by 2025.

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