Healthcare worker abuse, harassment cases nearly double to 4,200 in two years
Reports of abuse and harassment against healthcare workers in Singapore's public institutions nearly doubled between 2023 and 2025. Officials attribute this increase to improved reporting mechanisms and a greater willingness among staff to speak out against unacceptable behavior.
Why it matters
The data underscores a growing focus on workplace safety and the cultural shift toward protecting healthcare professionals from patient or caregiver aggression.
The rise reflects greater awareness and confidence among healthcare workers to speak up, says the tripartite workgroup behind the findings.
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Vanessa Lim 30 Sep 2026 02:00PM Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Reports of abuse and harassment against healthcare workers at public institutions nearly doubled from about 2,200 cases in 2023 to 4,200 in 2025, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Sep 30).
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