Singhealth Polyclinics - Geylang Lunch break hours 12 noon

zaxis SG

the lunch break hour start from 12 noon, registration start again 1330 hrs.
7 counters for registration
there are total 11 doctors in this building,
3 payment counters
4 medicine collection counter.

doctor lunch hours 30 min

what about the registration staff? 1hour 30 min LUNCH break?

@ 1330 hrs the screen appear waiting time 2 hr 30 min for consultation
patient in Q increase from 28 till 68 @ around 1400 hrs

zaxis SG

is it possible the clinic staff include doctor rotate lunch timing without require to shut down for 1hr 30 min ?

the Bear SG

just because they are not open for registration, doesn't mean they are on lunch break..

they are probably clearing the paperwork generated in the morning and getting ready for the madness of the afternoon shift...

zaxis SG

Singhealth every or most thing on-line already
even medicine chit also printed copy now

the Bear SG

at my office, a lot of things are online.. but we are guilty of tree genocide..

because everything has to be printed out and filed away for reference later.. and that's a sad fact...

we have softcopy, the stuff that's in the HDD, softcopy backups, softcopy archives, CD archives, network drive backups...

then printed out paper for the files, printed out for archives, for backup..

you name it...

the advent of the IT age has caused more headaches to more people than it helped

zaxis SG

but that should not be the job of the DOCTOR.
doctor provide basic consultation, prescription medicine only

other backup print hard copy should be done by IT specialist's

therefore still should not shut down for lunch break,
12 noon till 1:30 pm
more than 68 patiences waiting for more than 2hr 30 min
that too much

they can do it after 4:30 pm monday to friday
and after 12:30 pm (Sat)

^tamago^ SG

go lunch also cannot.... Laughing

maybe ppl like to come see doctor during lunch time? maybe that 1½ hour is divided into 2 lunch groups within registration staffs so it might be running but very slowly?

the Bear SG

you live in a "perfect" and "ideal" world Laughing

zaxis SG

Not cannot go lunch

got 11 Doctors, if 5 go still got 6 con't see sick people.

registration counter got 6 counter staffs,

if 3 counter staff go lunch still got 3 service sick people

but they all stop 12 noon till 13:30 then start again

too much

rane SG

...and after 12:30 pm (Sat) wa,surprise to read the above leh!! Can up Singhealth head office and make enquiry. SingHealth always claim this and that so put them to the test to see if they really ...

zaxis SG

Originally posted by rane: wa,surprise to read the above leh!! Can up Singhealth head office and make enquiry. SingHealth always claim this and that so put them to the test to see if they ...

oxford mushroom SG

You pay $8 for consultation, elderly pay $4 for consultation and you expect each polyclinic to hire an IT specialist? Mr. Green

oxford mushroom SG

Lunch time is 1 hour. They have to stop at 12 noon to give all the doctors and nurses time to finish up with the last consultation what. Do you expect everyone to down tools exactly at 12.30 and push the patients out before the consultation is complete?