{"_id": "2026-02-03_P15_S15_CURRENT_HEALTHCARE_WORKFORCE_STRENGTH_COMPARED_AGA", "_source": "SG/PairSearch", "_type": "parliamentary_proceedings", "_fetched_at": "2026-03-26T12:13:33.361219+00:00", "title": "CURRENT HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE STRENGTH COMPARED AGAINST PROJECTED SERVICE DEMAND", "summary": "33 Mr Sharael Taha asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) how the current healthcare workforce compares against projected service demand, including vacancy rates and critical skill shortages; and (b) how workforce planning is being strengthened to meet the needs of an ageing population...", "text": "CURRENT HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE STRENGTH COMPARED AGAINST PROJECTED SERVICE DEMAND\n33 Mr Sharael Taha asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) how the current healthcare workforce compares against projected service demand, including vacancy rates and critical skill shortages; and (b) how workforce planning is being strengthened to meet the needs of an ageing population...", "date": "2026-02-03", "parliament_number": 15, "session_number": 1, "sitting_number": 15, "topic": "WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS", "search_query": "healthcare", "doc_type": "hansard_debate", "language": "en", "jurisdiction": "SG", "country": "Singapore", "text_length": 410, "top_keywords": ["workforce", "current", "healthcare", "against", "projected", "service", "demand", "minister", "strength", "compared", "sharael", "taha", "asked", "coordinating", "social"], "source_url": "https://search.pair.gov.sg/search?query=healthcare&source=hansard", "search_text": "CURRENT HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE STRENGTH COMPARED AGAINST PROJECTED SERVICE DEMAND 33 Mr Sharael Taha asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) how the current healthcare workforce compares against projected service demand, including vacancy rates and critical skill shortages; and (b) how workforce planning is being strengthened to meet the needs of an ageing population... WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS"}