Private Practice Doctors almost always better?

[Piyopico]

Is this assumption generally correct? If so, are the gaps in standards very wide? Disregard the houseman etc. eg. Heads of department in govt hospitals.

 

Or only applicable to specific fields?

[Jman888]

Is this assumption generally correct? If so, are the gaps in standards very wide? Disregard the houseman etc. eg. Heads of department in govt hospitals.

 

Or only applicable to specific fields?

 

your questions very broad, difficult to say which one better cos very much up to individual.

[Datsun366]

PVt Practice have to deal with sharks and airbags.

Those that pay fool cash, wah Lau.

 

of course, can land SIA contract for ObGyn best liao.

[car50]

Depends on individual doctors and field.

 

Those in solo practice and those not in touch ones may not be able to provide the latest best care

 

Support care may not be so good esp in super specialised areas 

[Vid]

Whether the doc is better is subjective. The premium paid is for lesser waiting time and possibly better meds.

[Piyopico]

What about specialist fields such as IVF etc.

[Datsun366]

Depends on individual doctors and field.

 

Those in solo practice and those not in touch ones may not be able to provide the latest best care

 

Support care may not be so good esp in super specialised areas

That's what some people want to think. Is the perceived best, the appropriate?

 

Medicine has always being defining a problem or problem set, framing the solution set and application of decided solutions within allowed parameters.

 

Some extranaeous/ superfluous things are like for other professions to get a piece of the healthcare dollar, it's like makeup for a GTR.

 

Medicine is always between the practitioner and the patient in the context of the environment.

I write some more can use as tips for medicine interview Liao.

[Wt_know]

paging lala81 !

[RadX]

Let's just say i worked in private and never in the public sector.

 

I did however have a chance to engage world renowned fellows in their field in public too.

 

that said in private, i'll just say ,'Its not how much you know but WHO you know'

 

 

 

 

Not all are good.  However, those that are good, you will know as the referrals are non-stop as these are the trusted fellas in the hospitals or the circle.  

 

those who have PM-ed me off and on for who would be suitable, I just ADVISE them to do their homework and due diligence..PERIOD!  

and those that I do know, are normally the best, cos I WORK with them, and we know who can and who cannot.

 

kind of inside knowledge that we have.

[Piyopico]

I told my wife a certain doctor is good and head of a department in a govt hospital.

 

She says maybe he is good but most probably not the top few in his field cos if he is he would have gone into private practice.

 

That set me thinking.

[Ender]

I told my wife a certain doctor is good and head of a department in a govt hospital.

 

She says maybe he is good but most probably not the top few in his field cos if he is he would have gone into private practice.

 

That set me thinking.

LKY was treated in SGH, I'm sure they have the top docs attending to him..  

[car50]

That's what some people want to think. Is the perceived best, the appropriate?

 

Medicine has always being defining a problem or problem set, framing the solution set and application of decided solutions within allowed parameters.

 

Some extranaeous/ superfluous things are like for other professions to get a piece of the healthcare dollar, it's like makeup for a GTR.

 

Medicine is always between the practitioner and the patient in the context of the environment.

I write some more can use as tips for medicine interview Liao.

 

Yes, Medicine is not always exact science.

 

A good doctor is not always the one who gives you the "cure"

 

The "best" doctors from the patients' viewpoint are the ones who know how to comfort and empathise even in the face of an incurable disease

 

So the question on whether private or public doctors are better will not have a generic answer because it depends on the context of comparisons.

 

Public doctors are supported by a more comprehensive support system and specialised services such that if one has complicated and diverse sets of medical problems requiring more intensive and specialised care, he or she is probably better off in a public hospital 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TameDriver]

I told my wife a certain doctor is good and head of a department in a govt hospital.

 

She says maybe he is good but most probably not the top few in his field cos if he is he would have gone into private practice.

 

That set me thinking.

This is the general misconception by the public.

[Blueray]

I go polyclinic and I am quite happy with their professionalism and service

[Hamburger]

I went polyclinic for follow up with dressing to my surgery.

 

End up in hospital again. Enough said........

[Pinobii]

Your question is pretty general but I try

 

It depends on whether hospital stay is required too

 

In public hospital, the queue and waiting time for visits is long and if you miss the appt, it's hard to get another one. They do have some good specialists if you dont mind the wait.

 

If you are not on subsidized rates and choosing specialist in public hospital, then since you will probably be paying non-subsidized rates, which in this case, is where you should compare and find out if there are better private doctors in practice since the gaps in rates would be small.

 

Time and costs are always the 2 key considerations

[Ysc3]

I went polyclinic for follow up with dressing to my surgery.

 

End up in hospital again. Enough said........

 

my mom went to a nearby GP because of a bleeding wound ... left in under 30 secs coz the GP told us to go hospital immediately.

 

end up going back to another GP which is further away.

 

so all not the same.

[Lala81]

LKY was treated in SGH, I'm sure they have the top docs attending to him..  

 

SGH's and also to a lesser extent, NUH payscale is higher than the rest. Then it's CGH surprisingly.

 

SGH does have a reputation to preserve as singapore's main hospital. So they pay their surgeons better than the other hospitals.

I went polyclinic for follow up with dressing to my surgery.

 

End up in hospital again. Enough said........

 

Actually the dressing in polyclinic is very good.