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Establish what happened, learn from experience, do better: PM Lee on SGH Hepatitis C cluster
Speaking at the official opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Saturday (Oct 10), PM Lee Hsien Loong says the healthcare system needs to be always open and transparent to maintain public confidence and trust.
PM Lee Hsien Loong speaking at the official opening of the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. (Photo: Olivia Siong)
SINGAPORE: Healthcare authorities need to establish what happened, put things right and learn from experience when something goes wrong, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday morning (Oct 10) at the official opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Referring to the recent Hepatitis C cluster at a renal ward at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), PM Lee said: "When something like this happens our approach must always be first to put things right, to find out what's wrong, to put things right, to safeguard the health and well-being of patients."
"Establish what happened, learn from the experience to improve and do better in future. And we also always have to be open and transparent with the public and with the patients about what has happened," said Mr Lee. "Because we must maintain public confidence, and trust in the healthcare system."
Mr Lee said he cannot say yet what happened in the case of the SGH Hepatitis C cluster, but this is the approach the Health Ministry is taking in its investigation.
It was reported on Tuesday that 22 patients were diagnosed with the virus. Among them, four have died, possibly from the virus. The Ministry of Health said on the same day that it had convened an independent committee to provide an “objective, critical” review of the incident to prevent future occurrences, adding that the committee would take about two months to complete its work.
The cause of the infection cluster has not yet been uncovered. SGH had on Friday issued a timeline of actions it took after it discovered a spike in Hepatitis C infections in its renal ward.
Establish what happened, learn from experience, do better: PM Lee on SGH Hepatitis C cluster
Speaking at the official opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital on Saturday (Oct 10), PM Lee Hsien Loong says the healthcare system needs to be always open and transparent to maintain public confidence and trust.
SINGAPORE: Healthcare authorities need to establish what happened, put things right and learn from experience when something goes wrong, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday morning (Oct 10) at the official opening of Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Referring to the recent Hepatitis C cluster at a renal ward at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), PM Lee said: "When something like this happens our approach must always be first to put things right, to find out what's wrong, to put things right, to safeguard the health and well-being of patients."
Mr Lee said he cannot say yet what happened in the case of the SGH Hepatitis C cluster, but this is the approach the Health Ministry is taking in its investigation.
It was reported on Tuesday that 22 patients were diagnosed with the virus. Among them, four have died, possibly from the virus. The Ministry of Health said on the same day that it had convened an independent committee to provide an “objective, critical” review of the incident to prevent future occurrences, adding that the committee would take about two months to complete its work.
The cause of the infection cluster has not yet been uncovered. SGH had on Friday issued a timeline of actions it took after it discovered a spike in Hepatitis C infections in its renal ward.
