2024
Model Worker Award:
Mr Hidayat Safiuddin Bin Shari, Assistant Nurse Clinician, Ward 43, National University Hospital (NUH)
Partner of Labour Movement:
Ms Clara Wee, Chief Human Resource Officer, National University Hospital (NUH)
Ms Lim Sock Hia, Deputy Director, Human Resource, NUH
Plaque of Commendation: Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH)
NTFGH prioritises staff welfare and development through collaborative efforts with the Healthcare Services Employees' Union ensuring sustainable wage increases and addressing staff interests. Recent initiatives include projects to enhance productivity and patient care outcome. The hospital actively engages with the union to refine internal procedures and provides training to middle managers in managing grievances. Participation in union events demonstrates support for staff, while innovative projects leverage technology to improve patient care and nurses' efficiency.
2023
Congratulations to Professor Aymeric Lim, CEO, National University Hospital, on receiving the NTUC May Day Awards Medal of Commendation. The award is conferred on Senior Management personnel in the Labour Movement network who contribute by promoting and supporting Labour Movement's outcomes in improving workers' wages, welfare and work prospects.
The National University Hospital takes a holistic approach towards staff well-being through its three pillars of care: health, food and finance. Under the health pillar, the focus is on access to programmes designed to keep staff healthy. A dedicated clinic operated by its doctors and nurses provides staff with medical care for common ailments, vaccinations and health screenings. On top of a gym that comes with an instructor, regular group exercise classes are organised. A weight management programme developed by the hospital's dietitians is open to staff with unhealthy BMI, aimed at helping them attain optimum health.
Having adequate food options within the hospital is another focus. A staff canteen offering reasonably-priced meals opened in 2021. The retail mix at the NUH Medical Centre has been revamped in an effort to ensure both staff and visitors have access to a variety of food options, including a brand-new food court that opened recently. NUH recognises the importance of financial literacy and planning. Staff can now tap on a digital financial planning tool and other resources through a partnership with MoneyOwl and the HSEU.
Prof Aymeric is a champion for employee training and development. In 2022, the hospital introduced a signature leadership programme for nurse leaders to enhance their leadership and mentoring skills. It has since been extended to all job groups. To date, over 60 section heads across departments have been appointed, allowing those with leadership potential to strengthen their skillsets.
In the same year, the hospital attained the Accredited Training Organisation status, allowing for highly customised Workforce Skills Qualification certification programmes to be developed in-house. These programmes help frontline staff improve their job competencies. Other formal academic training opportunities are also offered. More than 1,500 staff have benefitted from both initiatives.
"Our people are our greatest asset. When we prioritise the well-being of our staff, we are setting the foundation for incredible care and positive outcomes for our patients. We are honoured to receive the Awards. They are a testament to the hard work and dedication of #TeamNUH, as well as the strong partnership we enjoy with the Healthcare Services Employees' Union that has enabled us to deliver on our commitment towards the betterment of our staff."- Prof Aymeric Lim
NUH also received the NTUC May Day Plaque of Commendation (Star) conferred on companies in the Labour Movement network that have received the Plaque of Commendation (Gold), and continue to make momentous impact or sustain the good effort consistently for an additional 10 years.
2021
Mr Chua Song Khim, Deputy Chief Executive (Dy CE), NUHS has been conferred the Medal of Commendation (Gold) Award under the NTUC May Day Awards 2021. This award is conferred on Senior Management personnel in the Labour Movement network who, after having received the Medal of Commendation, continue to make significant contributions towards promoting and supporting Labour Movement's outcomes in improving workers' wages, welfare and work prospects.
Dy CE Chua Song Khim is a people-focused leader who strongly supports progressive employment practices such as re-employment, career development and wage progression.
Over the years of his service across the acute, long term and community care sectors, he advocates close collaboration and establishes strong trust with the Union. During his term as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National University Hospital, in close partnership with the Union, a shared vision for progressive industrial relations was launched. When he was CEO of NTUC Health, he made progressive reviews to the lower wage employees' salary ranges and worked with the Union to develop frameworks for career development along with wage progression.
Dy CE plays a leading role in driving Healthcare Productivity Implementation under the Ministry of Health and is a member of the Future Economy Council Essential Domestic Services subcommittee. His contributions to the growth and transformation of the healthcare sector create better work prospects for healthcare professionals.
He is a strong believer in engaging the Union and employees and views the Union as an extension of HR. He recognises the value-added role of a well-represented and responsible Union and regularly works with the Union on initiatives impacting staff. Under his guidance, NUHS maintains excellent relations with the Healthcare Services Employees' Union (HSEU).
NUHS was also awarded the NTUC May Day Plaque of Commendation this year. The award recognises the cluster as a progressive employer through its readiness to adopt tripartite standards that lead to better staff welfare and career prospects.
2023
Congratulations to NUHS Group Technology Office on winning the Special Award for Digital Innovation at the International Data Corporation's (IDC) 2023 Future Enterprise Awards!
This award recognises 10 of Singapore's outstanding innovators who continuously advance the adoption of digital innovation to foster resilience and growth in the organisation, while embracing a digital-first approach and tech-driven operating models.
NUHS was awarded for 'The Horus Initiative', a Big Data AI Initiative using the Endeavour AI Platform, developed by the NUHS Group Technology Office. Through Endeavour AI, 'The Horus Initiative' delivers real-time patient data visualisation, enabling earlier detection and identification, population health monitoring, and improvements in clinical care delivery. 'The Horus Initiative' by NUHS is the only system in Singapore that interfaces across multiple hospitals and clinical locations. This award reaffirms NUHS efforts in pioneering digital healthcare for the Singapore population.
2024
Congratulations to the NUHS Business Office for receiving the Recognition of Excellence Award 2024 by OpenGov Asia!
The NUHS Business Office has received OpenGov Asia's Recognition of Excellence award for its implementation of a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) eliminating human errors as well as reduced data entry time by more than 70% as compared to the traditional approach involving hours of manual data entry to the various data sources. The team has developed three major projects in different platforms such as web-based, SAP and oracle database extraction using UiPath. The strength of RPA lies in its capability to markedly increase productivity and accuracy as well as staff satisfaction through automating repetitive, structured, time-consuming and tedious processes.
2023
Heartiest congratulations to the team behind the NUHS App for receiving the Recognition of Excellence Award 2023 by OpenGov Asia for our innovative and disruptive use of technology in the healthcare sector.
As our digital front door, the NUHS App provides a convenient and secure digital experience for patients to easily manage their health with their care team. By empowering patients to take an active role in their care journey, the app helps to drive positive health outcomes.
"We are thrilled to receive this recognition! This motivates us to push the boundaries of innovation to transform healthcare and make a positive impact on both our staff and patients."- Peter Forbes, Group Chief Digital Officer, NUHS
"This award is possible because of the many hands on deck to grow our digital front door, from our frontline staff to medical informatics, IT, finance, comms and many more! We look forward to putting in better and more innovative features to drive care for our patients and better heath for all."- Clara Sin, Chief Operating Officer, Group Service Transformation & Medical Records Office, NUHS
"Congratulations to NUHS! IHiS is excited and proud to be part of the OneNUHS journey! We are delighted that our strong partnership and agile design-thinking approach for the design, development and deployment of the app enhances the user's digital experience. Together, we will continue to develop new capabilities to empower users to achieve better health and improve access to NUHS' healthcare services."- Alan Goh, Assistant Chief Executive (Platform Services), iHiS
2022
Congratulations to the NUHS Kent Ridge and JurongHealth Campuses for clinching a total of Seven Fire Safety Excellence Awards and One Fire Safety Award at the National Fire and Emergency Preparedness Council (NFEC) - Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Fire Safety Excellence Awards 2022!
Organised by the NFEC in partnership with SCDF, the biennial Fire Safety Excellence Awards aim to recognise the commitment and efforts of organisations that actively promote fire safety in buildings and workplaces.
The awards clinched affirms NUHS' commitment in maintaining a high level of fire safety standards in our buildings, to ensure safety for our patients, staff and the public from fire risks and hazards.
Established in 2012, the Human Resource (HR) Excellence Awards provided an incubator platform for HR teams to showcase their HR strategies and initiatives. Over the years, it has evolved from showcasing to a benchmarking practice across industries. The Awards honour the best-in-class HR teams and individuals for thier spectacular work executed across the entire HR function. It is also the region's only HR awards that is peer-reviewed by a jury of HR esteemed HR practitioners.
2023
Congratulations to our NUHS HR team for clinching the Excellence in In-House Talent Pipeline Strategy Bronze Award at the HR Excellence Awards 2023!
NUHS is firmly committed to the growth and career progression of employees. The award symbolises NUHS' dedication towards developing talents within the organisation.
2021
Congratulations to our NUHS HR team for bringing home the Excellence in Digital Transformation Silver Award under the HR Excellence Awards 2021!
"We are delighted to receive the Excellence in Digital Transformation Silver award. This award recognises the team's effort to optimise HR operations and to create a more agile HR model to better meet the needs of today's digitally-savvy workforce. As the first public healthcare cluster to pilot and move into a cloud-based HR platform with mobile capability, we will continue to strive for excellence in enhancing the user experience of both our current and potential employees."- Ms Priscilla Teo, Group Chief Human Resource Officer, NUHS
A/Prof Vinicius Rosa, Vice Dean (Research), NUS Faculty of Dentistry has been conferred two awards by the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) for his significant contributions to the science and application of dental materials research. The two awards are the Distinguished Scientist Young Investigator Award & the Stephen Bayne Mid-Career Award by the Dental Materials Group (DMG).
A/Prof Vinicius Rosa, also from NUS Materials Science and Engineering and Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, is known for his seminal work in developing atomically thin materials for biomedical applications. He pioneered the development of atom-thick coatings to improve bone formation, and decrease biofilms formation and corrosion on implantable dental materials.
A prolific researcher and innovator, he has developed ground-breaking technologies that address long-standing gaps faced by the dental field. Last December, he co-invented the Dental Droplet and Aerosol Reducing Tent (Dental DART), a foldable tent-like device that serves as a barrier to protect dentists, nurses and patients from direct and indirect exposure to infectious diseases such as COVID-19. In 2018, he created human odontoblasts (dentin-forming cells on the teeth) from induced pluripotent stem cells, making them suitable candidates for testing the safety and efficacy of dental materials. His contributions are far-reaching and will continually push the bar in frontier research and educating students to solve the problems of the future.
2020
Prof Chng Wee Joo has been conferred the 2020 Brian G.M. Durie Outstanding Achievement Award by the International Myeloma Foundation at the 11th Annual International Myeloma Working Group Summit held on 26th August 2020. He is the first Asian to receive this prestigious award. This international award is given to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in multiple myeloma research, and has significantly improved the lives of patients. The prestigious accolade is judged by a working group comprising more than 200 international myeloma experts who conduct collaborative basic, clinical, and translational research to improve health outcomes.
The scope of Prof Chng's research projects include: "Understanding genetic abnormalities and the role they play in myeloma development"; "Stratification of patients into different risk group"; "Understanding the reasons underlying high risk disease that remain a therapeutic challenge", and "Developing an Asia-wide clinical trial network that provide early access to novel effective treatment" (not just in Singapore but also in other Asian countries). These contributions have resulted in better ways to stratify patients, potential new therapeutic strategies for high risk patients, and an improvement in outcomes of patients due to access to trials.
2018
The new National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore (NUCOHS) is the most recent addition to the National University Health System (NUHS). It was officially opened on 5 July 2019. The multi-disciplinary facility is able to accommodate approximately 500 patients a day, and provides clinical dental, education and research services under one roof. NUCOHS received the Green Mark Platinum Award 2018 from the BCA of Singapore for the following innovative features below. NUCOHS also received the BCA Universal Design Mark Gold (Design) Award 2017.
