Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
of Healthcare Services (Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 27
Safe provision of relevant procedures
Subregulation 1
A licensee must ensure that —
only an appropriate relevant procedure is performed on a patient, and the relevant procedure is performed in a proper, effective and safe manner;
the patient or the patient’s caregiver is informed of all relevant perioperative care instructions before the relevant procedure starts; and
appropriate post‑operative care instructions are given to the patient or the patient’s caregiver, including the patient’s care needs and the signs and symptoms of possible adverse reactions that the patient may experience after the relevant procedure.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting paragraph (1)(a), the licensee must establish and implement the following:
in relation to surgical procedures — perioperative measures to minimise the risk of surgical site infections;
protocols and processes to ensure that the correct surgical procedure is performed on the correct patient at the correct surgical site and (where applicable) the correct implant, prosthesis or invasive device is inserted into the patient.