SingHealth, Singapore

Esther is currently Chief Allied Health Professional (CAHP) at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). In SingHealth, she is the Group Chief Allied Health Professional (Workforce Planning) and the Director for the SingHealth Centre for Person-Centred Care (CPCC). As CAHP, she provides oversight for the development and professional practice of Allied Health staff in SGH. Through staff engagement, system improvements and service transformation, she leads the team to realise a sustainable allied health workforce that is engaged, integrated and value-driven. In the domain of person-centred care, she championed the adoption and adaptation of ESTHER Network in Singapore since 2016. Through education, practice and research, CPCC aims to support SingHealth and beyond, to deliver health and social care that truly matters to patients. Esther holds a Bachelor of Arts (Social Work) from the National University of Singapore, a Master of Science (Evidence-based Social Intervention) from the University of Oxford and a PhD (in progress) from Jönköping University. She is the first Social Worker and Allied Health Professional to be awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.