Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

Name: Rusydiana binte Kusni

Subject Title: Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance

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

Being one of the 8 professional centres of Health Sciences Authority (HSA) 2, Centre for Transfusion Medicine (CTM) is responsible in regulation of the operations of the bloodbanking section of clinical laboratories. It provides clinical support for the blood banks in the various local hospitals 2. These include recommendations on the most appropriate use of blood products and components, antibody identification and blood grouping discrepancies 1. CTM also draws out guidelines for the proper management, usage and safety of blood products 1. By doing this, CTM is able to meet its objectives of accomplishing finest quality of blood products supplied, while maintaining service excellence 2.

1. Clinical Services. (2007) Retrieved July 30, 2008, from Health Sciences Authority website: http://www.hsa.gov.sg/publish/hsaportal/en/health_services/transfusion_medicine/clinical_services.html

2. About Centre for Transfusion Medicine. (2007) Retrieved July 30, 2008, from Health Sciences Authority website: http://www.hsa.gov.sg/publish/hsaportal/en/health_services/about_ctm.html