How is life as a doctor in Singapore?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wait long long. They will just say must harmonize.. Meanwhile east work like dog... Just see the 5000/9000 policy can liao.

Kenna work like dog just quit lo.
From this thread GPs raking it in man.
200k annual package easily.
If u junior , might infact get a pay rise when u go private
If senior, then taking a hit of 30 to 50k gives u sanityw

Why not.

Whats 5000/9000?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Kenna work like dog just quit lo.
From this thread GPs raking it in man.
200k annual package easily.
If u junior , might infact get a pay rise when u go private
If senior, then taking a hit of 30 to 50k gives u sanityw

Why not.

It's true. Retention is really a problem. Hehe.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Whats 5000/9000?

West side come at 0900 , leave at 0500
Central come at 0700, leave at 0700
East come at 0500, leave at 0900

Shouldn’t east side be fairly compensated?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

West side come at 0900 , leave at 0500
Central come at 0700, leave at 0700
East come at 0500, leave at 0900

Shouldn’t east side be fairly compensated?

LOL! Thanks for the laugh.

It basically refers to patients who are "walk-in". Polyclinics work on an appointment basis now, ostensibly to reduce doctor workload by limiting the number of patients they see per day into around 40 10-min slots, plus to reduce overcrowding and long patient wait times.

Of course that's inadequate capacity so there is a provision for "walk-in" patients, aka, no more slots left already. These are the 5000/9000.

So far only the east cluster sees them. Central and west cluster much better at protecting their staff.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL! Thanks for the laugh.

It basically refers to patients who are "walk-in". Polyclinics work on an appointment basis now, ostensibly to reduce doctor workload by limiting the number of patients they see per day into around 40 10-min slots, plus to reduce overcrowding and long patient wait times.

Of course that's inadequate capacity so there is a provision for "walk-in" patients, aka, no more slots left already. These are the 5000/9000.

So far only the east cluster sees them. Central and west cluster much better at protecting their staff.

not true. central also have many many many walk in slots.
Heard only west dont have can corroborate.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

not true. central also have many many many walk in slots.
Heard only west dont have can corroborate.

Really ah? How bad is it in Central? Sometimes East can see up to 10+. Most days maybe 6?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Really ah? How bad is it in Central? Sometimes East can see up to 10+. Most days maybe 6?

on bad days, one cluster can hit 20-30+.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

on bad days, one cluster can hit 20-30+.

One FTE is 45 scheduled appt. Plus 30 walk-in means you see 70 a day?
- only happens for urti in my cluster.

Thats like 9/HR in locum context

Originally Posted by Unregistered

One FTE is 45 scheduled appt. Plus 30 walk-in means you see 70 a day?
- only happens for urti in my cluster.

Thats like 9/HR in locum context

I think they use shared queue so probably need to divide between a few docs.