Period of financial disincentive | Monitoring periods | Average monthly attendances | Average monthly emergency attendances | Average monthly non-emergency attendances |
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1 April 1987 (fee increased from Singapore $8 to $2) | Before increase (Jan to Mar 1987) | 28,836 | 23,357 | 5,479 |
After increase (Apr to May 1987) | 31,365 | 25,092 | 6,273 | |
% Change | +8.8% | +7.4% | +14.5% | |
1 September 1989 (fee increased from Singapore $2 to $5) | Before increase (Jun to Aug 1989) | 40,255 | 26,568 | 13,687 |
After increase (Sep to Nov 1989) | 40,982 | 27,458 | 13,524 | |
% Change | +1.8% | +3.3% | -1.2% | |
June to December 1992 (attendance fee increased from Singapore $5 to $28 for emergencies and $32 for non-emergencies). Additional itemized fees for services (up to $5) and prescription (up to $4) | Before increase (1991) | 43,075 | 26,276 | 16,799 |
After increase (1993) | 39,928 | 27,151 | 12,772 | |
% Change | -7.3% | +3.3% | -23.9% | |
1 October 1997 (single fee of Singapore $70) | Before increase (Jul to Sep 1997) | 45,740 | 37,460 | 8,280 |
After increase (Oct to Dec 1997) | 40,325 | 32,759 | 7,566 | |
% Change | -11.8% | -12.5% | -8.6% |