Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Nur Sofieyana Bte Muhammad Ismaeil
Subject: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance
Title: Organization or regulatory bodies that regulate the operations of clinical laboratories in Singapore



SPRING Singapore is one of the member bodies of the International Organization of Standardization (ISO). It is the national standard authority that is accountable for the consistency of Singapore’s industry activities. 1, 3

The national Standard Council that supervises the country consistency program in areas, like biotechnology, will guide SPRING Singapore in ensuring that Singapore standards tally with international standards. 2, 3

Partly and fully automated machines are commonly used in laboratories particularly in the Clinical Chemistry section. For this reason, the application of ISO will guarantee that the laboratories operations are accurate and thus producing a good quality results.


1. International Standards Bodies/Regional Standards & Conformance Fora (2007). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from Spring Singapore. Website: http://www.standards.org.sg/AboutUs.cfm?id=AU1001

2. The Singapore Standard Programme (2007). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from Spring Singapore. Website: http://www.standards.org.sg/

3. National Standard Body (2007). Retrieved 16 June, 2008, from Spring Singapore. Website: http://www.spring.gov.sg/Content/WebPageleft.aspx?id=e6ff85fa-58ad-4dd3-b307-92efe370d03c