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  • GPFirst Programme Cuts Waiting Time At Changi General Hospital’s A&E By 7 Minutes

    GPFirst Programme Cuts Waiting Time At Changi General Hospital’s A&E By 7 Minutes

    The average waiting time for slightly more serious conditions at Changi General Hospital’s (CGH) Accident and Emergency (A&E) department has shortened by about seven minutes, thanks to the GPFirst Programme which launched last year.

    The waiting time was calculated at 29 minutes in January 2014 and 22 minutes in December of the same year.

    The GPFirst Programme encourages patients to first visit their General Practitioner (GP) clinic by offering a S$50 discount off the emergency department fee if they do so. Since the launch of the programme, about 3,800 patients have been referred to CGH’s A&E.

    60 per cent of clinics located in the east are on the programme. Of these, 90 per cent have used the mobile application “GPFirst Aide”. The application provides convenient access to information which has helped some GPs reduce consultation time by about 20 per cent.

    Said Associate Professor Mohan Tiru, Senior Consultant at CGH: “GPs sometimes have difficulty in risk stratification, that means informing the patient whether they have low, intermediate or high risk of complication for a specific disease.

    The application helps increase awareness of clinical decision rules such that GPs can make informed decisions and patients can also make informed choices on their treatment, he said.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Muslimah Failed Job Interview Due to Hijab

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    Yesterday, i received this in my inbox. It is one of the many i received for these kind of situations.

    “Salaam Osman…
    I have something to share which angers me.

    My daughter just ‘failed immediately’ in an interview for not willing to remove her Hijab even though she has the necessary requirements.
    Allaahul musta’aan.”

    I enquired further and gotten to know that the interview was for a therapist course. He then continued;

    “Theres this course for therapist, admin staff and etc at CGH. The interviewer was very blunt. The first question was ‘are u willing to remove yr hijab’ and when she reply no, they replied, ‘If u are not, u failed immediately’ – this is the exact reply.

    She is a type not arguing which people….she just left the place. A course which guarantee a place in any hospital upon passing and completing.

    What appalled me wes that, on the 18th march she attended the seminar they held…no problem. They have her record. Then applied, they called her for interview today…but today lain pulak jadinya.”

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    Im always very much affected reading such messages. Firstly, discrimination has no place in any society. It creates an ill will between people and it has a negative effect on the victim.

    They feel isolated. Feels humiliated, angry. Develop low self esteem. Suffer humiliation. It can also contributes to depression, poor quality of life etc.

    On top of that, it denies someone their human rights to be able to participate fully in our society.

    Not only are they denying the hijab wearing women employment, but it goes to the extend of denying them the chance to learn.

    As a society, we should be working towards creating a culture that respects n values each other’s differences and recognizes that diversity is a great asset to our community.

    This PAP gov has shown time and again their outright blatant disregards for the minorities. To be denied equal opportunities in our own country shows a lack of respect by the ruling gov towards its own people.

    I urged my community to turn their backs on the PAP. It is high time that we elect other ppl who can respect and accord us with equality.

     

    Source: Osman Sulaiman

  • Hospital Job Applicant Got Turned Down Due to Hijab

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    Today, I sent an email to the CEO of CGH enquiring on the discriminatory hiring practices employed by them. Hope to get a satisfactory reply.

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    Dear Ms Lilian Chew

    RE: DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES

    I would like to bring your attention to a recruitment exercise that was conducted by Changi General Hospital on Thursday, 27 March 2014 at Tampines North Community Centre.

    Prior to the recruitment exercise, a seminar was conducted on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 at Northwest CDC Woodlands Civic Centre, by Health Management International and Institute of Health Science in collaboration with Changi General Hospital (CGH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University Hospital (NUH).

    I was informed by a friend that she had signed up for a Therapy Assistant course during the seminar and subsequently was called up to attend an interview on 27 March 2014.

    What happened next was no doubt an appalling experience no person should be made to go through. The first and only question the interviewer asked her was “Are you willing to remove your hijab?” When she replied no, the interviewer said, “Then there’s no point we continue this interview. You fail immediately.” Not being a confrontational person, she proceeded to leave the interview room.

    Therefore I would like to seek clarifications from you on a few matters;
    1) What is the hospital’s policy regarding recruitment of candidates wearing the hijab?

    2) Was the interviewer acting on his personal whims and fancies or is it the hospital’s policy to exclude and deny enrolment/recruitment to students/candidates wearing the hijab?

    3) Why candidates were not informed during the seminar that anyone wearing hijab is not welcomed to participate? So that potential candidates need not waste time, effort and money attending the interview just to get discriminated on.

    4) Why is the hospital discriminating against people who put on the hijab, the opportunity to learn and to seek knowledge?

    As an established organization that seeks to be a world class healthcare service provider, surely this kind of discrimination should not have existed if any.

    Singapore prides itself on a meritocratic system as highlighted by our prime minister on numerous occasions. To make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of people is unacceptable.

    As a public hospital funded by tax-payers, it is in the interest of the public that the hospital make known of its hiring practices.

    I look forward to your reply on the above enquires.

    Thank you.

    Regards,
    Osman Sulaiman

    cc:
    Speaker of Parliament – Mdm Halimah Yacob
    Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs – Assoc Prof Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
    Ministry of Manpower – Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan
    Acting Minister for Manpower – Tan Chuan Jin
    CEO Changi General Hospital – Dr LEE Chien Earn
    Deputy Director HR Management, Changi General Hospital – Darren Lim

     

    Source: Osman Sulaiman

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