Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Healthcare Services (Blood Banking Service) Regulations 2021
Regulation 7
Duties and responsibilities of Clinical Governance Officer
Subregulation 1
A Clinical Governance Officer of a blood banking service must oversee —
the conduct and provision, in relation to the provision of the blood banking service by the licensee, of all assessments of donors and blood and blood components; and
the methods and procedures for those assessments.
Subregulation 2
In addition to regulation 15(1) of the General Regulations, the Clinical Governance Officer’s duties in relation to the blood banking service provided by the licensee include —
the implementation of a risk management system to detect and address, in a timely manner, clinical or quality risks that affect —
the safety and welfare of donors; or
the safety and quality of blood and blood components distributed by the licensee; and
the evaluation of any new process for the provision of the blood banking service before its implementation by the licensee, to ensure that the process will consistently produce the results expected for that process.