Over 900 General Practitioner Clinics Open During Lunar New Year Holidays

1.        The Ministry of Health (MOH) wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year and a healthy year ahead.

2.        Over 900 general practitioner (GP) clinics will be open during the Lunar New Year public holidays from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 2018, at various times. The public may access the latest list of GP clinics and their operating hours through: 

• the MOH corporate website;

• MOH’s Directory of Licensed Healthcare Institutions;

• The Agency for Integrated Care’s (AIC) Singapore Silver Pages;

• The Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) webpage; and

• HealthHub mobile application, which is available on both iTunes and the Google Play Store. 

3.        MOH would like to encourage members of the public who feel unwell during the festivities to visit their GP or a 24-hour clinic for conditions that are neither life-threatening nor serious.

4.        We advise the public to seek medical treatment at a hospital’s Accident & Emergency (A&E) department only for serious emergencies, such as chest pain, breathlessness, and uncontrollable bleeding.

5.        MOH would also like to take this opportunity to remind the public to eat in moderation and continue exercising regularly to stay healthy over the holiday period.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

14 February 2018