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Celebrating the spirit of continuous learning and innovation
Hai Moy is a true advocate for patients, listening empathetically to her patients and continually thinking of ways to improve their care; Dhina’s passion for patient care and service motivated him to embark on career upgrading and upskilling to become a Healthcare Assistant
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wo Yishun Health staff were recognised at this year’s Public Sector Transformation Awards 2021 (PST). The PST Awards is a wholeof-government pinnacle platform to commend public officers and agencies for excellence in their work. Over 84 winners were awarded across 11 categories. One of them was Toh Hai Moy, Senior Nurse Clinician, Advanced Practice Nurse, and Specialty Nurse, KTPH. The veteran nurse and prolific inventor has made numerous contributions to patient care with her many inventions that meet patient and caregiver needs. Among her inventions — known as ‘Angie’ inventions and based on a
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nickname conferred by a patient — are pants to conceal urine bags, and headbands to secure feeding tubes. Within the wards, Hai Moy made a suggestion to install a glass panel at the top of restroom doors to serve as a visual cue for others to know whether the stalls are occupied. This helps improve the safety and privacy of patients who forget to lock restroom doors. For her empathy and creativity, she was awarded the Exemplary Innovator Award. Another winner from Yishun Health was M Dhinakaran, Healthcare Assistant, Ancillary Care, KTPH, who won the Exemplary SkillsFuture @ Public Service Award. Dhina joined KTPH in 2014 as a Portering Assistant.
He worked for five years before taking up job redesign training to become a Basic Care Assistant and began assisting the nurses in ward-based caregiving duties. In April 2020, Dhina rose up to the challenge of looking after patients with COVID-19. During this time, he also took the initiative to learn new skills, and was sponsored by the hospital in September 2020 to undergo a three-month long, fulltime Higher Certificate in Healthcare Support (Nursing Care) course under the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualification framework at the Institute of Health Sciences. He graduated in December 2020 and has since embarked on his new journey as a Healthcare Assistant.
