MOH National Schemes

The Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC) scheme consolidates the primary care clinic response to public health emergencies such as influenza pandemic, haze and anthrax outbreak into a single scheme for better management. The Haze Subsidy Scheme (HSS) has also been subsumed under the PHPC scheme. While the specific roles of the PHPC may differ in different threats, the general function of the PHPC remains the same, which is to serve the primary healthcare needs of Singaporeans in times of national need.                

 

Roles of PHPC                                                    

As a PHPC, your clinic will be responsible to perform one or more of the following roles when activated during public health emergencies:                                         

- Dispense medications (e.g. Tamiflu, antibiotics)                                         

- Administer vaccinations (e.g. flu vaccines)                                          

- Provide subsidised treatment (e.g. under the HSS)                 

                 

MOH Support

Logistical support (i.e. personal protective equipment and prophylaxis for staff) will be provided to participating clinics to ensure that the doctors and clinic staff are adequately protected in times of public health emergencies. Similarly, priority for pharmaceuticals and vaccine supply from the national stockpile will be given to PHPCs in such situations.        

 

Table 1: Support from MOH to PHPCs

 

COVID-19 materials (Updated as of 04 Apr 2020)

 

​04 Apr 2020	​Annex A - Essential Firms on Service Continuity to clinics	​View & download
​03 Apr 2020	​Guidance on serological test kit	​View & download
​03 Apr 2020	​Guidance on Measures to Ensure Safe Distancing in Outpatient Clinics	View & download
​28 Mar 2020	Advisory for Healthcare Workers who are staying in the same household with persons on Stay-Home Notice/Leave of Absence	​View & download
​28 Mar 2020         27 Mar 2020	​FAQs for GPs: Legal Requirement for Patients Issued with Medical Certificates for Acute Respiratory Symptoms to Stay Home   Legal Requirement for Patients Issued with Medical Certificates for Acute Respiratory Symptoms To Stay Home	​View & download         View & download
​25 Mar 2020	​Swab and Send Home - Information for GPs Advice for Patients Evaluated for COVID – 19 Infection	​View & download   View & download
​19 Mar 2020	​List of Areas Requiring Heightened Vigilance Included in Suspect Case Definition for COVID-19	​View & download
​15 Mar 2020	​MUIS Advisory to General Muslim Public	​View & download
​09 Mar 2020	​Revision of Suspect Case Definition for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	​View & download
​05 Mar 2020	​FAQs on revised suspect case definition for COVID-19	​View & download
​03 Mar 2020	S​tandardised Workflow for Risk Assessment of Healthcare Workers Following Exposure to Confirmed COVID-19 Cases	​View & dowload
​28 Feb 2020	Updated Guidance on the Movement of Healthcare Workers Patients and Visitors at DORSCON Orange	​View & download View & download (Annex B)
​28 Feb 2020	​Update on Flu Subsidy Scheme (FSS)	​View & dowload
​25 Feb 2020	​[For information and Follow-up]: PHPC Activation	​View & download
​23 Feb 2020	​Revision of suspect case definition for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) This circular supersedes MOH CIRCULAR 54/2020 titled, “REVISION OF SUSPECT CASE DEFINITION FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)” dated 23 February 2020	​View & download
​23 Feb 2020	Revision of suspect case definition for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	​View & download
​19 Feb 2020	Executive Summary of the Case Series of the First 18 Cases of COVID-19	​View & download
​17 Feb 2020	​PHPC FAQs for GPs PHPC Poster (A3 respiratory symptons	View & download​ View & download
​14 Feb 2020	​Activation of Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs)	​View & download
​14 Feb 2020	​Minister's Message to healthcare fraternity	​View & download
​11 Feb 2020	​Clinical workflow for patients presenting with respiratory tract symptoms in the context of heightened alert for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) Infection	​View & download
​11 Feb 2020	​2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov): Information and Frequently Asked Questions for General Practitioners	​View & download
​08 Feb 2020	E-Notification of suspect cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus	​View & download
​07 Feb 2020	​Guidance on PPE use for healthcare workers during DORSCON orange	​View & download
​07 Feb 2020	​Advisory on 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Measures for GP Clinics, and Guidance on PPE Use during DORSCON Orange	​View & download
​05 Feb 2020	​Revision of suspect case definition for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	​View & download
​04 Feb 2020	​Information for Primary Care Doctors (This deck of slides supersedes the deck sent on 27 Jan 2020)	​View & download
​04 Feb 2020	Revision of suspect case definition for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)	​View & download
31 Jan 2020	​MOH Guidance on PPE use for Healthcare Workers in the Management of Suspected Cases of Wuhan Virus Infection during DORSCON Yellow	​View & download
​27 Jan 2020	​MOH FAQs on the Wuhan Coronavirus ("Wuhan Virus")	​View & download
​27 Jan 2020	​Slides update on the Wuhan Coronavirus (“Wuhan Virus”)	View & download
​25 Jan 2020	​Revision of suspect case definition for 2019 Novel Coronavirus	​View & download
​24 Jan 2020	​Novel Coronavirus poster	View & download (English) View & download (Chinese) View & download (Malay) View & download (Tamil)
​24 Jan 2020	​MOH Advisory for Healthcare Sector (Primary Care) on the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (Wuhan Virus)	​View & download
23 Jan 2020	​First confirmed case of 2019- Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Singapore and clarifications to MOH circular 11/2020	​View & download
​23 Jan 2020	​Advisory Novel Coronavirus Poster	View & download (English) View & download (Chinese) View & download (Malay) View & download (Tamil)
​22 Jan 2020	2019 Novel Coronavirus - Information for GPs (dated 22 Jan 2020)	View & download

 

 

        

 

 

 

Haze Subsidy Scheme materials ( updated as of 20 September 2019)