<\/p>\nMore than 14,000 flats in Tengah have been completed to date<\/p>\n
<\/a> \u2013 close to half of the 30,000 or so flats planned for the area, said the Housing Board in December 2025. <\/p>\n
At the polyclinic\u2019s opening ceremony, Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon said polyclinics play a critical role in delivering preventive and primary care, nurturing long-term patient relationships and supporting residents to adopt healthier lifestyles. <\/p>\n
Dr Koh said the addition of Tengah Polyclinic will help NUP meet these care needs of Singaporeans living in the west. <\/p>\n
He added: \u201cFor a new town like Tengah, this is absolutely critical… This is where we make health happen for young families and the elderly alike.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\nSenior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon said the addition of Tengah Polyclinic will help National University Polyclinics meet the care needs of Singaporeans living in the west.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Present at the ceremony were two Chua Chu Kang GRC MPs \u2013 Mr Jeffrey Siow, who is Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance, and Dr Choo Pei Ling. <\/p>\n
The new polyclinic has more than 100 staff, including family physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and patient service associates. <\/p>\n
With more young families in Tengah, the polyclinic has a service run by a specialised nurse, known as a lactation consultant, to help breastfeeding mothers resolve complex lactation issues. <\/p>\n
NUP started a lactation support service in 2021 where nurses help patients with simple lactation issues like mild engorgement and incorrect latching, but lactation consultants were typically based only in the hospitals. <\/p>\n\n\nA lactation support room in Tengah Polyclinic. The polyclinic features new services like a lactation consultant service.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Senior staff nurse Nurhanesah A. Rahman, the lactation consultant at Tengah Polyclinic, said some new mothers find it tedious to travel to a hospital with a newborn and may give up on breastfeeding altogether. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why we (decided to) bring this service into the clinic, so we can at least offer our help in a more timely and convenient way.\u201d <\/p>\n
She said breastfeeding is encouraged as it helps infants receive essential nutrients and antibodies, and promotes the growth of their immune system. <\/p>\n\n\nSenior staff nurse Nurhanesah A. Rahman (right), a lactation consultant at Tengah Polyclinic, and Ms Nurulhana Mohmed Ishak at a lactation support room within the facility.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
All eight polyclinics under NUP \u2013 which covers western Singapore, including areas like Bukit Panjang and Queenstown \u2013 will offer the lactation consultant service by end-2026. <\/p>\n
Each session with a lactation consultant costs $58.80 for Singaporeans, $68 for permanent residents and $80 for non-residents. It typically lasts from 40 minutes to an hour. <\/p>\n
Ms Nurulhana Mohmed Ishak, 35, doubted herself while breastfeeding her youngest son, Caydrian, as she had forgotten proper latching techniques in the decade since she had last given birth. <\/p>\n
Her two older sons are 14 and 10 years old, while Caydrian was born in November 2025. <\/p>\n
She was referred to a lactation consultant at National University Hospital, but cancelled the appointment as it was too far from her Bukit Panjang home. <\/p>\n\n\nMs Nurulhana Mohmed Ishak experienced self-doubt while breastfeeding her youngest son, Caydrian (pictured), and found help via a lactation consultant at Bukit Panjang Polyclinic.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
When Bukit Panjang Polyclinic began running a pilot lactation consultant service, Ms Nurulhana learnt from Ms Nurhanesah \u2013 who was working at that polyclinic during the pilot service \u2013 the correct postures of breastfeeding, among other things. <\/p>\n
The polyclinic is within walking distance of her home. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can just push a stroller rather than (get the baby into) a car seat on a Grab ride, so I don\u2019t need any help from my family members,\u201d said Ms Nurulhana. <\/p>\n
In the area of preventive care, Tengah Polyclinic will introduce NUHSConnect, aimed at residents aged 40 and above. <\/p>\n
Under the initiative, trained health ambassadors will link residents to programmes such as rhythmic stretching exercises, handicraft classes and health talks within the polyclinic and neighbourhood. <\/p>\n\n\nTengah Polyclinic will introduce a community-based initiative known as NUHSConnect, aimed at residents aged 40 and above.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Dr Beh Chun Yen, head of Tengah Polyclinic, said: \u201cThe opening of Tengah Polyclinic has been highly anticipated by the community. We hope the polyclinic evolves to be Tengah\u2019s trusted hub for proactive health and well-being.\u201d <\/p>\n
The polyclinic will also have NUP\u2019s first multi-level pharmacy with an automated conveyor system, as opposed to conventional single-level pharmacies. Staff prepare baskets of packed medication on level three and send them down a vertical conveyor shaft to dispensing counters on levels one and two, where patients collect their medication. <\/p>\n
NUP\u2019s assistant manager of service and operations Koh Xin Yi said the new model frees up space for direct patient care and enhances efficiency by reducing staff movement across floors. <\/p>\n\n\nTengah Polyclinic has more than 100 staff members, including family physicians, nurses, allied health professionals and patient service associates.<\/p>\n
ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Madam Jessica Goh, 35, a resident of Parc Clover@Tengah, went to the new polyclinic \u2013 about a 10-minute walk from her home \u2013 on Feb 28 with her mother, husband and six-year-old twin daughters. <\/p>\n
Her husband, who works as a chef, needed to change the dressing for a wound on his finger, while her mother had to collect medication for high blood pressure. <\/p>\n
Previously, the family would visit Bukit Batok Polyclinic, which is about 15 minutes away by bus. <\/p>\n
Madam Goh, a pre-school teacher, said: \u201cTengah Polyclinic is new and there won\u2019t be so many people, so we don\u2019t have to wait long.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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