A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock

Deputy CEO, Academic Medicine & Community Partnerships, SingHealth Community Hospitals
Senior Consultant
Family Medicine Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing

A/Prof Lee heads SCHOOL (SingHealth Community Health Office of Learning) which is the training unit for SingHealth Regional Health System that is focused on competencies in health and social care integration. Further to being an esteemed family medicine doctor, he is certified in adult education pedagogies, curriculum and lesson delivery and motivational interview, which he incorporates these into courses offered by SCHOOL. He pioneered transitional home care in SGH in 2006 which eventually evolved into the hospital to home programme and other transitional care programmes. In 2019, A/Prof Lee introduced Social Prescribing in SingHealth Community Hospitals as a further enhancement to care transition and navigation, which has now become a movement in Singapore’s care ecosystem. Other courses that he developed and taught include the WSQ Course in Implementing Health and Social Care Programs and Motivational Interviewing for Social Prescribing. A Senior Consultant at the Department of Family Medicine and Continuing Care in Singapore General Hospital, his practice is focused on patients in complex health and social needs.

Also recognised for his pioneering role and leadership in social prescribing and community healthcare, A/Prof Lee led his team to clinch the inaugural National Community Care Excellence Team Award under the National Medical Excellence Awards 2024. Since November 2024, SCH is also designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing, the first of its kind in the world. In addition, he was also awarded the Smart Ageing Leader Award by the Golden Age Foundation, reflecting his commitment to advancing innovative approaches to healthy ageing and population health.