
Open Access for Procedures / Investigations
Make a referral for endoscopy, minor surgery and advanced imaging
About Open Access
This programme allows patients who require medical attention at primary care facilities to have direct referral access to endoscopy, minor surgery, and advanced imaging, bypassing the need for a consultation with a specialist.
General Practitioners (GPs) can refer patients for endoscopy, minor surgery, and advanced imaging via an online referral form. Patients will need to meet the eligibility criteria for a direct referral to these services through this programme. This programme minimises the waiting time for patients to get a diagnosis or intervention.
Please ensure that patients fulfil the inclusion and exclusion referral criteria before submitting the referral. If you have queries on the patient’s suitability for any Open Access Services, please contact us at 6363 3131.
Click on the links below to make a referral:
Open Access Surgery
- Excision of Skin Lump
- Aural Toilet (Cerumen)
- Excision of Fractured / Impacted / Diseased / Wisdom Teeth, etc.
To book an appointment with WH Dental Surgery Clinic
Call: 6363 3131
Monday to Thursday: 8.00am - 5.00pm
Friday: 8.00am - 4.40pm
Saturday: 8.00am - 12.30pm
Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed
Walk-in to WH Dental Surgery Clinic
Woodlands Hospital, Tower C, Level 1
Monday to Friday: 8.30pm - 5.30pm
Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays: Closed
Open Access Investigations
- X-ray
- Ultrasound Scans
- CT Scans (only non-contrast low dose) (e.g. CT KUB, CT lung screen)
- Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Test
- Vascular Scans (Lower limb venous reflux scans, DVT scans, ABPI / TBI / PPG study)
Open Access Endoscopy
1. Only ambulant healthy individuals who are agreeable for LA (i.e. no phobia of blood or needles) should be referred for Open Access Surgery.
2. Patients with these conditions are not suitable for Open Access Surgery:
- Below 16 years old
- Non-ambulant patients with poorly controlled comorbidities
- On antiplatelets / anticoagulants
- Require GA / Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)
- Allergy to LA
- Uncooperative patients
- Uncertainty about origin or nature of lump (e.g. parotid / submandibular gland origin)
| Procedure | Discipline | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
| Excision of Skin Lump | General Surgery (GS) |
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| Excision of Skin Lump | Orthopedic Surgery (Ortho) |
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| Excision of Skin Lump | Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) |
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| Aural Toilet (Cerumen) | Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) |
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| Excision of Fractured / Impacted / Diseased / Wisdom Teeth etc | Dental Surgery | List of procedures available:
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| Investigation | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
| X-ray Services | NIL | NIL |
| Ultrasound Scans | US Hepatobiliary System (HBS) US Kidneys US Abdomen (HBS and Kidneys) US Urinary Bladder US Urinary Bladder & Kidneys | NIL |
| CT Scans (only non contrast low dose CT lung screen and CT KUB) | CT KUB
| CT KUB
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CT Lung Screen
| CT Lung Screen
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| Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Test | NIL | No spinal, bilateral hip or wrist implants. If there is a hip or wrist implant, please indicate the side. |
| ABPI / TBPI / PPG |
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| US CVI | Chronic venous insufficiency or varicose veins |
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| US DVT | Clinical suspicion of deep vein thrombosis |
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| Urea Breath Test (UBT) | Post-Open Access Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (OGD) patients | NIL |
| Procedure | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
| Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (OGD) |
| Patient characteristics
Medical conditions
Specific medications
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| Colonoscopy |
| Patient characteristics
Medical conditions
Specific medications
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You will receive a confirmation email upon submission of the form. A WH staff will screen, schedule and inform patient on the appointment date and time. Please provide the Patient Information Sheet to the patient for his/her reference.
Please refer patients immediately to the Emergency Department (as per current protocols). Please also call us at 6363 3131 to cancel the appointment.
After the procedure / investigation, you will receive either a phone call (for critical results) or email with supporting reports.
Costs will be as per WH’s standard charges for these procedures / investigations. A price list containing estimated fee range of the procedures / investigations will be given to your clinic for your reference. Please email wh.enquiry@nhghealth.com.sg if you have not received the price list.
Yes, MediSave can be used as long as the claim criteria is met.
Contact Us
For general enquiries about WH Open Access services
- Email: wh.enquiry@nhghealth.com.sg
- Call: 6363 3131
Monday to Thursday
8.00am - 5.00pm
Friday
8.00am - 4.45pm
Saturday
8.00am - 12.30pm
Sunday & Public Holidays
Closed
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