What do GPs need to do in order to participate in Healthier SG?
Participate in Core GP Schemes
Family doctors must participate in CDMP, CHAS, Healthier SG Screening, and national vaccination programmes. Clinics must also be Public Health Preparedness Clinics if and when activated.
Join a
Primary Care Network (PCN)
Family doctors who are not in a PCN need to join one. This will enable them to benefit from access to team-based care, including nurse counsellors and patient care coordinators, and peer support from like-minded colleagues to share best practices with, which is particularly useful during public health emergencies, such as COVID-19.
Partner their Regional Healthcare Cluster
This means establishing contact and working closely with the healthcare cluster for the region: continuing to refer patients to the institution of the patient's choice; and working with the partner healthcare cluster to address local population needs and enhance the clinic's capabilities.
Adopt a Healthier SG-compatible Clinic Management System (CMS) and contribute to NEHR
Clinics will need to sign the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) Accession Agreement (AA) and apply for NEHR view-access for practicing doctors.
Clinics will also need to implement and maintain a Healthier SG-compatible CMS at its premises. Please refer here for the list of Healthier SG-compatible CMSes. To find out more about adopting a Healthier SG-compatible CMS, please refer to this guide by MOH.
Achieve accreditation to become a Family Physician
Have at least one GP who is registered with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) as a Family Physician (FP) and this FP should not be covering multiple Healthier SG clinics. This requirement takes effect from 1 July 2030.
If you are interested in participating in Healthier SG and enrolling patients under the programme, please submit an HSG application via Primary Care Digital Services (PCDS). You may refer to ‘Primary Care Digital Services (PCDS) Application User Guide’ under the “Guidance for Healthier SG clinics” section on setting up your clinic’s Corppass for access to PCDS and the instructions to submit an HSG application.
An overview of Healthier SG for GPs
Healthier SG Playbook
A playbook designed for General Practitioners (GPs) and clinic staff new to National Primary Care Schemes under Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), providing an overview of the schemes, with a focus on Healthier SG (HSG) participation. Click here to download the Playbook.
