Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Nurdyana Binte Abdul Rahman

Subject Title: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Topic: Organization or regulatory bodies that regulate the operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore

Ministry of Health(MOH) is one of the regulatory bodies operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore. It had come up with more than 20 Acts which regulate public health and safety1. This would include the healthcare profession, healthcare practices or establishment as well as charges if terms and conditions are violated1. For instance, the Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act serves in providing for the control, licensing and inspection of private hospitals, medical clinics, clinical laboratories and healthcare establishments, and for purposes connected with any form of medical practices2. An example would be the Department of Laboratory Medicine of Tan Tock Seng hospital is licensed under MOH and CAP3.

1. Legislation. (2007). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from: http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/legislations.aspx?id=214

2. Private Hospitals and Medical Clinics Act. (2008). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-248&doctitle=PRIVATE+HOSPITALS+AND+MEDICAL+CLINICS+ACT%0A&date=latest&method=part&sl=1

3. Clinical Specialties. (2006). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from: http://www.ttsh.com.sg/new/clinicalspecial/laboratory.php