Proportion of Total Subsidised Community Dialysis Capacity Currently Served by National Kidney Foundation

52 Mr Cai Yinzhou asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) what proportion of the total subsidised community dialysis capacity is currently served by the National Kidney Foundation; (b) whether that concentration presents a systemic risk to patient access; (c) what is the Ministry’s strategy to diversify the non-profit dialysis provider base; and (d) what support or incentives are available to reduce barriers to entry for existing healthcare non-profits to provide dialysis services.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Providing kidney dialysis services involves challenging and hard work. We are fortunate to have good providers in the National Kidney Foundation as well as in other social service providers, such as Kidney Dialysis Foundation, with a 90:10 split in patient load share. They are non-profit, relying on donations to sustain their operations. The Ministry of Health welcomes additional social service providers to take on the challenge and will certainly partner them to diversify and strengthen the overall ecosystem.