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Telemedicine

Synonym(s):

CGH offers teleconsultation services for eligible patients, allowing them to receive professional healthcare services in the comfort of their homes.

Our healthcare professionals will assess each patient’s medical condition to determine their eligibility for telemedicine services. Patients with existing in-person appointments at the hospital should keep to their scheduled appointment, unless they have been notified by the hospital about the conversion to phone or video consultations.

If you are interested in opting for a video consultation, please fill in the interest form below:

Register your interest for Teleconsultations

 

Benefits

  • Comfort and Convenience
    • Access to healthcare services from the comfort of your home
  • Support
    • Holistic assessment to include home environment assessment on top of clinical assessment

 

Eligibility

1

First-time consultations will be conducted in person at the hospital.


2

Our healthcare professionals will assess the patient’s eligibility for teleconsultation for follow-up sessions.

3

If eligible, the patient will be notified via SMS or Push Notification via the Health Buddy app.

For more information, please approach your care team. Do note that teleconsultation is available for selected specialties.

Specialties that offer teleconsultation:

  • Anaesthesia
  • Breast
  • Care & Health Integration
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Haematology+
  • Infectious Disease
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery*
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery*
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Plastic Surgery+
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Renal Medicine/ Nephrology
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine Surgery Science*
  • Sports & Exercise Medicine*
  • Urology

*Video consultations only
+Phone consultations only

If the patient feels unwell before the scheduled teleconsultation, please seek medical attention at the nearest Polyclinic, General Practitioner (GP) Clinic or Emergency Department.

If you have any further queries, please contact us here.