Some residents turned away from only GP clinic in Tengah as no doc present

Some Tengah residents have complained about being turned away from the town's first and only GP clinic as no doctor was present during opening hours.

- Isabelle Liew

On some occasions, residents were told by staff at the Minmed clinic in the retail street of Plantation Village Build-To-Order project to teleconsult a general practitioner through the company's app instead.

One resident, who wanted to be known only as Mr Tee, 36, said he was turned away three times in 2025, and had to visit clinics in Bukit Batok instead - about 10 minutes on foot.

"While the Bukit Batok clinics are not too far away, I hope Minmed's service could be more reliable as it is the only one in Tengah at the moment," said Mr Tee, who works in engineering.

Another resident, Mr Nicholas Foo, 39, said he called the clinic in June to make an appointment that evening, but was told that no doctor would be in.

Mr Foo, who works in freight forwarding, added that he walks past the clinic often, and noticed several instances when it was closed during its stated opening hours.