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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Safeguarding the bedrock of our healthcare system: recommendations to strengthen healthcare worker health in tertiary healthcare institutions.

Matthew Sim, Victoria Ann Lee, Ken Wah Teo, Huay Ling Tay, Montida Lertnimanoradee, Biauw Chi Ong, Elliot Eu, Chuan De Foo

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Matthew SimLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Victoria Ann LeeYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Ken Wah TeoDivision of Population Health and Integrated Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Huay Ling TaySchool of Business, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore.
Montida LertnimanoradeeDesign Programme, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Biauw Chi OngDuke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Elliot EuDuke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Chuan De FooDuke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare systems face rising demand from aging populations and chronic disease while the healthcare workforce is itself aging and under strain. Employer-based workplace screening may identify unmet health needs, but its value depends on reliable linkage to continuing care and iterative use if aggregated, de-identified data. Drawing on Singapore General Hospital's 2024 mass health screening programme, a rapid review of relevant policy and literature, and multidisciplinary expert input, this policy brief reconceptualizes employer-based screening as the entry point to an integrated, longitudinal occupational health strategy. Six priorities are proposed in this policy brief: integration with national preventive and primary care pathways; evidence-based and equitably financed screening and follow-up; data-informed workforce planning; worker-centered design; preventive oral health; and health promotion beyond screening. We also highlight transferable principles beyond the Singaporean context that may be applied to other health systems.

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Health PersonnelOccupational HealthTertiary Care CentersTertiary Health CareHealth PromotionHumansMass ScreeningSingaporecontinuity of carehealthcare workersHealthier SGoccupational health servicespreventive health servicesprimary health careworkplace health promotionworkplace health screening

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PMID42666483
PMCPMC13522206

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