“Now, you have to book the night before, so that means if you are sick on the day itself, you have no chance of seeing a polyclinic doctor,” said the Singaporean
SINGAPORE: A lively discussion ensued after a Singaporean noted how difficult it is to book an appointment slot at a polyclinic these days.
The post from u/GlompSpark on r/Singapore got hundreds of comments from fellow platform users, who agreed that the shortage of appointment slots is “just ridiculous nowadays.”polyclinic doctor that same afternoon without needing an appointment. “Now, you have to book the night before, so that means if you are sick on the day itself,He then gave the example of trying to book an appointment for National University Polyclinics only to find out that all slots had already been taken.
u/GlompSpark ended his post by writing that “The polyclinic appointment system is just illogical the way it is designed” since no one can predict if they’ll be sick the following day and therefore can’t make an appointment to be seen promptly.Another appeared to believe that Singapore’s aging society is responsible for the issue.
One Reddit user who said she used to be a Patients Service Associate for SingHealthPoly offered helpful advice.At least one netizen pointed out that healthcare workers are underpaid and overworked.
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