Community Nursing in the Southeast | Singapore General Hospital

Who are the Place based Care Teams in the Southeast?

Community Nurses

The Place-based Care Teams (also known as Healthier SG Teams) comprise of community nurses, wellbeing coordinators, and care coordinators. They provide fully subsidized, accessible healthcare services through nursing consults at Community Health Posts, extensive community outreach efforts, capability building & partnerships.

Services Provided

Pre-frail	Frail/ requiring assistance in managing chronic conditions
Community Health Talk Health Screening and coaching Community Falls Prevention Programme Individual and group health interventions: smoking cessation, weight management, general Advance care planning	Health and geriatric assessment Health coaching for disease prevention Chronic disease monitoring and self-management education Medication consolidation, self-management support and education Case management and coordination Social prescription Caregiver training and support Advance care planning/ Preferred plan of care
Requiring complex care	Very frail/ requiring supportive and palliative care
Home-based Community Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (COPAT)	Generalist Palliative Care in the community

For more details, please Download the SingHealth Healthier SG brochure.

Download SingHealth Healthier SG brochures

Location of Community Health Posts

You can find the Place-based Care Teams at the Community Health Posts.

Find a Community Health Post

Am I eligible?

The Place-based Care Teams (also known as SGH Healthier SG team) are open to:

Singaporean Citizens or Permanent Residents and
Residing within the 7 precincts of Southeast region: Bukit Merah, Chinatown, Kallang/ Kampong Glam, Rochor, Telok Blangah, Tiong Bahru, and Katong.

Referrals

Medical professionals and social service partners can also refer patients or clients who need community health post services by completing the harmonised SingHealth Cluster e-referral form:

Submit online referral form

You can also scan the QR code below: