go private hosital sure can downgrade?

lktlkygr SG

regardless of slight cases?

mhcampboy SG

What slight cases?

Downgrade is a case to case basis done by the discretion of the SAF Medical Board.

^tamago^ SG

isn't it the other way round? : Rolling Eyes

KenPlus SG

Depend on MO.but Govt hos should be better.

Mospeada SG

dun think so, ah boy....

not so easy nowadays...

octega SG

x2. No matter which doctor you see in private or gov, it is still the decision of the SAF Medical Board.

dragg SG

if it is so easy to downgrade nobody will be combat fit.

if you really have a problem specialists are the one who can really help.

Gordonator SG

i look down on people who chao keng. especially those healthy people with no medical conditions finding ways and means to downgrade so that they can escape their job. Rolling Eyes

do u know that this kind of selfish people are preventing the real people with real medical condition who deserve the downgrade more than them from getting the downgrade as the medical board is now stricter when grading PES status.

Kyoy SG

Lame.

302 is your best bet.

Ito_^ SG

i doubt so.

i think they have more trust in public hospital in their judgement.

dats y u can't use private gp mc for ns. which is bullshyte.

alien09 SG

i seriously cldnt' agree more...for GPs or Pte hospitals, doctors could have a
'vested" interest to give you a more generous status or mc so that you wld keep on going back to them...doctors at govt. hospitals owe you nothing since you're paying using your SAF 11B, so they'll e more frank, and in the opinion of SAF MO-s, more reliable...

noahnoah SG

my friend told me private doctors are more better trained

thats why service better

if you have a rare condition , you go to a government dr

they will always ask you to come back

and will always say this " maybe so and maybe not so"

I have a rare condition that when i went to the poly clinic

he just keep staring on the paper written by a private dr

he dont even know at all

Ponders SG

SAF medical board is made up of MOs who have deeper knowledge on PES classification and understands all medical conditions that deem a person to deserve a lower PES.

But people often go private hospital because Specialists there are more qualified to ascertain a medical condition and they have credentials which SAF MO don't.

Usually SAF MO dare not challenge the findings of the specialists. But they usually rely on the "Book of PES" to defend themselves.

Meaning if a specialist think if you have a condition and in the "SAF Book" it doesn't define that condition to entitle you a lower PES... then usually they don't award you the lower PES.

Sometimes they just "entertain" you... by downgrading you from A to B. Or temporary C, etc etc.

LazerLordz SG

If I had a real illness, I would head for my private specialist.

But with regards to downgrades, your govt specialist will be more attuned to what condition merits what sort of PES grading, since they are more in the loop. But I would seek a second opinion for surgery or treatment.

But, if you are able to take the training, for goodness sake, don't be a kengster.