Singapore legislation
Regulation 46
Regulation 46
Performance Assessment Panels
Subregulation 1
A Performance Assessment Panel shall comprise —
2 registered medical practitioners of not less than 15 years’ standing from the same specialty as the practitioner who has agreed to undergo a performance assessment; and
a lay person, if the Complaints Committee thinks it desirable having regard to the nature of the issues likely to arise in the performance assessment.
Subregulation 2
In assessing the quality of a practitioner’s professional services, a Performance Assessment Panel —
may do such acts as it deems fit, including the following:
visiting the practitioner’s place of work;
interviewing the practitioner;
interviewing third parties, such as the person who made the complaint or referred the information;
reviewing a sample of the practitioner’s records and practice documents;
having a case-based discussion with the practitioner using a selection of some cases to explore the practitioner’s reasoning; but(b)notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a), shall not do any act that is inconsistent with the Act or any instructions which may be issued by the Complaints Committee.