Sunday, October 15, 2023

Healthcare stories (links)


ICU nurse opens up about work stress, posted on Monday, 16 October 2023
ICU nurse opens up about work stress, posted on Monday, 16 October 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/10/icu-nurse-opens-up-about-work-stress.html



Celebrating Nurses' Day: The history of nursing in Singapore, posted on Thursday, 03 August 2023
Celebrating Nurses' Day: The history of nursing in Singapore, posted on Thursday, 03 August 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/08/celebrating-nurses-day-history-of.html


Former drug user on reconnecting with estranged dad at halfway house, posted on Monday, 17 July 2023
Former drug user on reconnecting with estranged dad at halfway house, posted on Monday, 17 July 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/07/former-drug-user-on-reconnecting-with.html


Patient flees Sengkang General Hospital, gets restrained by staff, posted on Saturday, 04 March 2023
Patient flees Sengkang General Hospital, gets restrained by staff, posted on Saturday, 04 March 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/03/patient-flees-sengkang-general-hospital.html


'Men do cry': This male nurse is okay with showing emotions at work, posted on Friday, 17 February 2023
'Men do cry': This male nurse is okay with showing emotions at work, posted on Friday, 17 February 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/02/men-do-cry-this-male-nurse-is-okay-with.html

 
Healthcare workers rush to help man in accident involving car, motorcycle outside Yishun Polyclinic, posted on Saturday, 08 October 2022
Healthcare workers rush to help man in accident involving car, motorcycle outside Yishun Polyclinic, posted on Saturday, 08 October 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/10/healthcare-workers-rush-to-help-man-in.html


NUS students come up with recycling method for medicine strips, posted on Wednesday, 07 September 2022
NUS students come up with recycling method for medicine strips, posted on Wednesday, 07 September 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/09/nus-students-come-up-with-recycling.html


Desperately seeking nurses: What can be done to retain them?, posted on Monday, 08 August 2022
Desperately seeking nurses: What can be done to retain them?, posted on Monday, 08 August 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/08/desperately-seeking-nurses-what-can-be.html

 
Actress Cynthia Koh (许美珍 Xǔ měi zhēn) asks for more patience with healthcare workers, posted on Sunday, 20 February 2022
Actress Cynthia Koh (许美珍 Xǔ měi zhēn) asks for more patience with healthcare workers, posted on Sunday, 20 February 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/02/actress-cynthia-koh-xu-mei-zhen-asks.html



More healthcare staff facing abuse: Patient asked S'pore hospital nurse if she provided sexual services (Warning: Nudity!), posted on Tuesday, 08 February 2022
More healthcare staff facing abuse: Patient asked S'pore hospital nurse if she provided sexual services (Warning: Nudity!), posted on Tuesday, 08 February 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/02/more-healthcare-staff-facing-abuse.html



'It's a miracle': Boy treated with $3m drug donated by public can now walk with support, posted on Thursday, 20 January 2022
'It's a miracle': Boy treated with $3m drug donated by public can now walk with support, posted on Thursday, 20 January 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/01/its-miracle-boy-treated-with-3m-drug.html
 
 
Nurse uses CDC vouchers to buy hawker food for nursing home this Christmas, posted on Monday, 27 December 2021
Nurse uses CDC vouchers to buy hawker food for nursing home this Christmas, posted on Monday, 27 December 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/12/nurse-uses-cdc-vouchers-to-buy-hawker.html



Group aims to raise awareness of HPV, wants men to get vaccine too, posted on Monday, 20 December 2021
Group aims to raise awareness of HPV, wants men to get vaccine too, posted on Monday, 20 December 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/12/group-aims-to-raise-awareness-of-hpv.html



Faced with staffing crisis, hospitals in Singapore find ways to lighten nurses' Covid-19 load, posted on Tuesday, 09 November 2021
Faced with staffing crisis, hospitals in Singapore find ways to lighten nurses' Covid-19 load, posted on Tuesday, 09 November 2021 
 
 
100,000 public healthcare workers involved in Covid-19 fight to get $4,000 each, posted on Sunday, 07 November 2021
100,000 public healthcare workers involved in Covid-19 fight to get $4,000 each, posted on Sunday, 07 November 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/100000-public-healthcare-workers.html
 
  Healthcare workers 'grapple with fatigue' as cases rise in Singapore, posted on Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Healthcare workers 'grapple with fatigue' as cases rise in Singapore, posted on Tuesday, 19 October 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/10/healthcare-workers-grapple-with-fatigue.html


New ways to care for your hair, protect your scalp, Posted on Monday, 18 October 2021
New ways to care for your hair, protect your scalp, Posted on Monday, 18 October 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-ways-to-care-for-your-hair-protect.html


What is Super Hair Removal (SHR) and is it better than Intense Pulse Light (IPL)? (Warning: Nudity!), posted on Sunday, 10 October 2021
What is Super Hair Removal (SHR) and is it better than Intense Pulse Light (IPL)? (Warning: Nudity!), posted on Sunday, 10 October 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/10/what-is-super-hair-removal-shr-and-is.html


Feel like your vagina is 'loose'? Here's how to change that without exercising, posted on Friday, 08 October  2021
Feel like your vagina is 'loose'? Here's how to change that without exercising, posted on Friday, 08 October  2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/10/feel-like-your-vagina-is-loose-heres.html
 

Covid-19 antibody cocktail treatment to arrive in Singapore in October, posted on Friday, 08 October 2021
Covid-19 antibody cocktail treatment to arrive in Singapore in October, posted on Friday, 08 October 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/10/covid-19-antibody-cocktail-treatment-to.html
 
 
Healthcare system, workers under tremendous pressure: Wong, posted on Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Healthcare system, workers under tremendous pressure: Wong, posted on Wednesday, 29 September 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/09/healthcare-system-workers-under.html



Plants that keep mosquitoes away from your home, posted on Sunday, 26 September 2021
Plants that keep mosquitoes away from your home, posted on Sunday, 26 September 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/09/plants-that-keep-mosquitoes-away-from.html
 
 
MOH lists activities to be avoided for 7 days after Covid-19 jab, posted on Saturday, 25 September 2021
MOH lists activities to be avoided for 7 days after Covid-19 jab, posted on Saturday, 25 September 2021
 
Avoid strenuous exercise for two weeks after jab: Expert committee, posted on Monday, 20 September 2021
Avoid strenuous exercise for two weeks after jab: Expert committee, posted on Monday, 20 September 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/09/avoid-strenuous-exercise-for-two-weeks.html
 
 
What you need to do if you test positive for Covid-19 using self-test kit and have no symptoms, posted on Saturday, September 18, 2021
What you need to do if you test positive for Covid-19 using self-test kit and have no symptoms, posted on Saturday, September 18, 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/09/what-you-need-to-do-if-you-test.html
 
 
Seniors, immunocompromised people, antibody levels: What you should know about Singapore's Covid-19 booster shots, posted on Tuesday, 07 September 2021
Seniors, immunocompromised people, antibody levels: What you should know about Singapore's Covid-19 booster shots, posted on Tuesday, 07 September 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/09/seniors-immunocompromised-people.html
 
 
NUH team set to treat Singapore baby with world's costliest drug, posted on Friday, 20 August 2021
NUH team set to treat Singapore baby with world's costliest drug, posted on Friday, 20 August 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/08/nuh-team-set-to-treat-singapore-baby.html
 
 
Hawkers and cleaners among Covid-19 front-line workers featured in SingPost's National Day stamps, posted on Saturday, August 7, 2021
Hawkers and cleaners among Covid-19 front-line workers featured in SingPost's National Day stamps, posted on Saturday, August 7, 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/08/hawkers-and-cleaners-among-covid-19.html
 
 
Each household in S'pore to get one oximeter to monitor blood oxygen levels amid Covid-19 pandemic, posted on Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Each household in S'pore to get one oximeter to monitor blood oxygen levels amid Covid-19 pandemic, posted on Wednesday, 30 June 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/06/each-household-in-spore-to-get-one.html
 
 
The nanoparticles are also bonded to the fibres within the mask, so there is no contact with human skin.
NTU team’s reusable mask can filter 99.9% of bacteria, viruses, posted on Sunday, 13 June 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/06/ntu-teams-reusable-mask-can-filter-999.html
 
 
Singapore's silent heroes: Front liners go above and beyond during hospital stay and quarantine amidst surge of Covid-19 cases, posted on Saturday, 05 June 2021
Singapore's silent heroes: Front liners go above and beyond during hospital stay and quarantine amidst surge of Covid-19 cases, posted on Saturday, 05 June 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/06/singapores-silent-heroes-front-liners.html
 
 
Discrimination of staff due to virus fears: TTSH chief nurse, posted on Thursday, 27 May 2021
Discrimination of staff due to virus fears: TTSH chief nurse, posted on Thursday, 27 May 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/05/discrimination-of-staff-due-to-virus.html
 
 
'They're not at fault': Netizens defend healthcare workers after some blame them for Covid-19 cluster at TTSH, posted on Saturday, 08 May 2021
'They're not at fault': Netizens defend healthcare workers after some blame them for Covid-19 cluster at TTSH, posted on Saturday, 08 May 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/05/theyre-not-at-fault-netizens-defend.html
 
 
Public healthcare workers to get pay rise soon, posted on Thursday, 18 February 2021
Public healthcare workers to get pay rise soon, posted on Thursday, 18 February 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/02/public-healthcare-workers-to-get-pay.html



Ms Ang told TNP that the elderly couple in her anecdote would be considered to have been emotionally abused and neglected.
Elderly abuse cases more than doubled in two years: MSF, posted on Sunday, 28 July 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/07/elderly-abuse-cases-more-than-doubled.html



Some caregivers hurt charges out of stress, posted on Friday, 26 July 2019
Some caregivers hurt charges out of stress, posted on Friday, 26 July 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/07/some-caregivers-hurt-charges-out-of.html


Pregnant nurse saves man, 60, who had cardiac arrest, posted on Saturday, 25 July 2020
Pregnant nurse saves man, 60, who had cardiac arrest, posted on Saturday, 25 July 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/07/pregnant-nurse-saves-man-60-who-had.html


Public healthcare system to be regrouped into three clusters, posted on Tuesday, 23 July  2019
Public healthcare system to be regrouped into three clusters, posted on Tuesday, 23 July  2019Public healthcare system to be regrouped into three clusters, posted on Tuesday, 23 July  2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/07/public-healthcare-system-to-be.html



Public healthcare sector to be reorganised into 3 integrated clusters, new polyclinic group to be formed, posted on Monday, 22 July 2019

Public healthcare sector to be reorganised into 3 integrated clusters, new polyclinic group to be formed, posted on Monday, 22 July 2019


Mental health must be a national priority, posted on Saturday, 09 March 2019
Mental health must be a national priority, posted on Saturday, 09 March 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/03/mental-health-must-be-national-priority.html


Nursing their way to a mid-career switch, posted on Monday, 21 January 2019
Nursing their way to a mid-career switch, posted on Monday, 21 January 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/01/nursing-their-way-to-mid-career-switch.html


First nurse in Alexandra Hospital who can prescribe medicines, posted on Tuesday, 08 January 2019
First nurse in Alexandra Hospital who can prescribe medicines, posted on Tuesday, 08 January 2019

Biannual flu jabs may be better for seniors: Study, posted on Saturday, 27 October 2018

Biannual flu jabs may be better for seniors: Study, posted on Saturday, 27 October 2018


Tan Tock Seng Hospital employees walk towards better health
Tan Tock Seng Hospital employees walk towards better health, posted on Friday, 26 October 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/tan-tock-seng-hospital-employees-walk.html


HCA Hospice Care beneficiaries tour Istana gardens, posted on Wednesday, 12 September 2018
HCA Hospice Care beneficiaries tour Istana gardens, posted on Wednesday, 12 September 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/09/hca-hospice-care-beneficiaries-tour.html


US nurse discovers colleague doctor
US nurse discovers colleague doctor, posted on Sunday, 09 September 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/09/us-nurse-discovers-colleague-doctor.html


Nurses go extra mile for patients in their final lap, posted on Thursday, 05 July 2018
Nurses go extra mile for patients in their final lap, posted on Thursday, 05 July 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/07/nurses-go-extra-mile-for-patients-in.html


Senior nurses can soon refer patients to community rehabilitation, posted on Friday, 06 April 2018
Senior nurses can soon refer patients to community rehabilitation, posted on Friday, 06 April 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/04/senior-nurses-can-soon-refer-patients.html


Healthcare on seniors a ‘big item’ in Budget: Indranee, posted on Saturday, 27 January 2018
Healthcare on seniors a ‘big item’ in Budget: Indranee, posted on Saturday, 27 January 2018
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/01/healthcare-on-seniors-big-item-in.html


Overcoming obstacles to become nurses, posted on Tuesday, 01 August 2017
Overcoming obstacles to become nurses, posted on Tuesday, 01 August 2017
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/08/overcoming-obstacles-to-become-nurses.html


Ang Mo Kio Thye Hwa Kuan (Week 2), 12-16 December 2016 - Reflection, posted on Tuesday, 20 December 2016
Ang Mo Kio Thye Hwa Kuan (Week 2), 12-16 December 2016 - Reflection, posted on Tuesday, 20 December 2016
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2016/12/ang-mo-kio-thye-hwa-kuan-week-2-12-16.html


Ang Mo Kio Thye Hwa Kuan (Week 1), 05 - 09 December 2016 - Reflection, posted on Monday, 19 December  2016
Ang Mo Kio Thye Hwa Kuan (Week 1), 05 - 09 December 2016 - Reflection, posted on Monday, 19 December  2016
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2016/12/ang-mo-kio-thye-hwa-kuan-week-1-05-09.html





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