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Key Survey Findings on Health
Services 2004
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Explanatory Note
Objective
The data presented in this report
were compiled from the results of the
Community, Social & Personal Services
Survey 2004 and Non-Profit Organisations Survey 2004.
The objective of the
surveys is to gather information on Singapore¨s health services to
enable in-depth analyses and understanding of the performance,
structure and profile of this industry. The data and analytical
findings are used extensively for the compilation of national
accounts, input-output tables and other related studies. In
addition, the results are used by policy makers, economic planners
and academicians, business community and researchers in their work.
Scope & Coverage
The health services industry
comprises hospitals, western clinics and specialised medical
services, non-western clinics, dental services and other medical
services. The detailed activities for each group are presented
below:
Hospitals
Clinics (Western)
Clinics and other general medical services (Western)
Specialised medical services including day surgical
centres
Clinics (Non-Western)
Clinics and other general medical services
(Non-Western)
Dental Services
Other Medical Services
Nursing and personal care facilities (including
hospices)
Medical laboratories
Radiology services
Medical evacuation/ travel medicine services
Home healthcare services
Other medical activities nec1
1 Not elsewhere classified
The data include all establishments
and statutory boards engaged in health services but exclude
government ministries and departments.
Definition of Terms
| Establishment |
Defined as a
business or organisation unit engaged in one activity and
operating in a single location. |
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| Employment |
Refers to paid
employees, working directors, working proprietors/partners and
unpaid family workers. It includes those temporarily away on
medical or casual leave. |
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| Employees |
Employment
excluding working proprietors and partners. |
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| Operating
Receipts |
Includes those
arising from services rendered, commission charges, sale of
goods, rental of premises, machinery and equipment and head
office remittance for current expenses. |
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| Operating
Expenditure |
Refers to all
current expenses (except capital expenditure) connected to the
business operations such as purchases of goods and services
and remuneration. It includes depreciation and adjustment for
changes in stocks. |
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| Operating
Surplus |
Refers to the
amount of operating receipts less operating expenditure plus
depreciation of fixed assets. |
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| Value Added (At
Basic Price) |
Comprises the
value of operating surplus, remuneration and indirect taxes.
The impact of taxes including Goods & Services Tax (and
subsidies) on products is removed. |
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| Remuneration |
Comprises wages
and salaries, employers¨ contribution to Central Provident
Fund/pension funds and other benefits of all employees as well
as fees paid to non-working directors. |
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| Depreciation |
The value, at
current replacement cost, of reproducible fixed assets such as
buildings, plants and machinery used during a period of
time as a result of normal wear and tear, foreseen
obsolescence and the normal rate of accidental damage. |
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| Profitability
Ratio |
Defined as the
ratio of operating surplus to operating receipts. It shows the
proportion of operating receipts that is converted to profits. |
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Earnings-Expenditure Ratio |
Defined as the
ratio of operating surplus to operating expenditure. It
measures cost effectiveness. |
Source:
www.gov.sg Media Release 28 Apr 2006
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