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About the National University Hospital : The NUH is a tertiary hospital and major referral centre for a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and dental specialties. The Hospital also provides organ transplant programmes for adults (in kidney, liver and pancreas) and is the only public hospital in Singapore to offer a paediatric kidney and liver transplant programme.
Staffed by a team of healthcare professionals who rank among the best in the field, the NUH offers quality patient care by embracing innovations and advances in medical treatment.
The HIV Programme provides clinical care through outpatient and inpatient services.
Outpatient care
– Outpatient services are provided through the Multidisciplinary Infectious Diseases Clinic (MIDC) to any Person Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) who wishes to receive care at NUH.
– The MIDC is held twice weekly. The clinic is staffed using a rotating roster of Infectious Diseases (ID) consultants and registrars, as well as ID Nurses, MSWs and Pharmacists. The MID Team also follows individuals as inpatient should a patient require admission to NUH (see inpatient section below).
Referrals to the MIDC are made via:
The NUH inpatient setting
Non-NUH providers (i.e. DSC clinic, AFA, GPs, Polyclinics)
Self-referral
Outpatient services provided by the MID team include:
– Medical management of HIV and its complications
– Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy
– Opportunistic infections therapy plus prevention, including nebulised pentamidine
– Free partner testing
– HIV counselling services for patients and their families
– Disclosure support
– Financial support
– Adherence and medication counselling
– Mental health care and support
– Supportive counselling
Inpatient care
– Inpatient services are provided to all PLHA admitted to NUH including:
– Patients already in follow-up at MIDC
– Newly-diagnosed patients
– PLHA known to be HIV positive but on follow-up elsewhere
Inpatient services provided include:
– Medical consultation/management
– ARV therapy
– Nursing assessment
– HIV counselling services for patients and their families
– Disclosure support
– Financial support
– Adherence and medication counselling
– Mental health care and support
– Supportive counselling
