Data on Working-age Singaporeans Who Started Dialysis in Past Three Years

14 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year in the past three years, how many working-age Singaporeans started dialysis, broken down by (i) haemodialysis and (ii) peritoneal dialysis; (b) how many of these Singaporeans are in employment (i) one year before starting dialysis (ii) at the time of starting dialysis and (iii) one year after starting dialysis; and (c) for these Singaporeans who stopped employment, whether the Ministry is aware of what the reasons are.

Dr Tan See Leng: On part (a), the number of working-age Singapore residents who started haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in 2017, 2018 and 2019, is provided in Table 1 below. The latest year available currently is 2019.

On parts (b) and (c), MOM has not done such a granular study before. We can explore with MOH on how to do a deeper dive into labour market trends for persons with certain health conditions, while ensuring patient confidentiality is respected.