All three public healthcare clusters say they are working with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to reduce the time it takes for patients to get a bed once the doctor at the emergency department (ED) deems that they need to be warded.
Lately, the delay in securing a bed has been exceptionally long, with some patients having to wait several days before being moved from the ED to a ward.
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