Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at a primary care centre in Singapore

Chen, Ruiting; Chaterji, Shera; Moosa, Aminath Shiwaza

doi:10.11622/smedj.2020138

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“…Primary care services in some public clinics, which include all five polyclinics in this study, were reorganised into essential services which include general medical consultation and non-essential services such as physiotherapy and minor elective procedures 21 . Non-essential services were deferred while essential services were scaled down where possible 21 . To limit potential exposure to suspected cases, medication delivery services were offered to patients with stable chronic conditions 21 .…”

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“…Non-essential services were deferred while essential services were scaled down where possible 21 . To limit potential exposure to suspected cases, medication delivery services were offered to patients with stable chronic conditions 21 . This reduced the patient load and helped to conserve manpower to be redeployed to other COVID-19 facilities.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 national response on primary care utilisation in Singapore: an interrupted time-series analysis

Tan,

Ang,

Tan

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Since the start of the pandemic, many national responses, such as nationwide lockdowns, have been implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19. We aim to assess the impact of Singapore’s national responses on primary care utilisation. We performed an interrupted time series using acute and chronic primary care data of 3 168 578 visits between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 over four periods: before any measures were put in place, during Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) Orange, when Circuit Breaker was instituted, and when Circuit Breaker was lifted. We found significant mean reductions in acute and chronic primary care visits immediately following DORSCON Orange and Circuit Breaker. DORSCON Orange was associated with − 2020 mean daily visits (95% CI − 2890 to − 1150). Circuit Breaker was associated with a further − 2510 mean daily visits (95% CI − 3660 to − 1360). Primary care utilisation for acute visits remained below baseline levels even after the Circuit Breaker was lifted. These significant reductions were observed in both acute and chronic visits, with acute visits experiencing a steeper drop during DORSCON Orange. Understanding the impact of COVID-19 measures on primary care utilisation will be useful for future public health planning.

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Impact of COVID-19 national response on primary care utilisation in Singapore: an interrupted time-series analysis

Tan,

Ang,

Tan

et al. 2024

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“…Social distancing (2 metres) was encouraged, and an order issued to reduce public transport capacity by 50 per cent. Many private businesses closed (either partially or fully), and following a surge in prices of essential commodities, the government introduced price controls (Chen 2020 ). The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its growth forecast for Ethiopia by almost half, and the government's Job Creation Commission estimates that 1.4 million workers will be laid off or otherwise affected by the pandemic (Ethiopia News Agency 2020 ).…”

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COVID‐19, state (in)visibility and structural violence in low‐ and middle‐income countries

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The socioeconomic impact of COVID‐19 on adolescents and youth in lower‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) who have migrated for work, are among the urban poor, or have been forcibly displaced is not well understood. To address this knowledge gap, this article draws on in‐depth qualitative interviews undertaken between April and July 2020 with 249 adolescent girls and boys and 24 community key informants in Bangladesh and Ethiopia. These two countries have divergent social protection systems and thus provide a useful comparative lens to understand state provisioning for the most disadvantaged, including vulnerable young people, in crisis contexts. Despite rapid implementation of restrictions to halt viral spread, the mobilisation of social protection in response to the pandemic's socioeconomic effects has lagged. Using a lens of structural violence, findings underscore that socially marginalised young people are the most disadvantaged by state failures to deliver essential services or protection. There has also been insufficient support from humanitarian and development actors in responding to the challenges of the pandemic. The article concludes that identifying and addressing how structural inequalities shape access to and inclusion in social protection mechanisms can contribute to more effectively targeted measures to support the most disadvantaged, especially during crises.

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“…[ 8 ] Therefore, it is important for the use of PPE to be clearly communicated to staff, with emphasis on the need for strict compliance. [ 9 10 ]…”

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Contact tracing of staff in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lee

Annathurai

Pek

2021

Singapore Medical Journal

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Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at a primary care centre in Singapore

Cited by 4 publications

References 6 publications

Impact of COVID-19 national response on primary care utilisation in Singapore: an interrupted time-series analysis

Impact of COVID-19 national response on primary care utilisation in Singapore: an interrupted time-series analysis

COVID‐19, state (in)visibility and structural violence in low‐ and middle‐income countries

Contact tracing of staff in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

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