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Source:
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A New Governance Structure
for National University Hospital and NUS School of Medicine |
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MOE and MOH have jointly agreed for NUS and
NHG to establish a new governance structure for the NUS School of
Medicine (NUS-SoM) and the National University Hospital (NUH). |
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For more than 20 years, a close and strong
working relationship has been developed between NUH and NUS-SoM, but
they remain as 2 separate entities with staff from NUH and NUS-SoM
reporting to NHG and NUS respectively. |
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Under the new governance structure, NUH and
NUS-SoM will be repositioned as a joint operating entity. This new
NUH-SoM entity will be governed by one Governing Board which will
include senior members from NHG, NUS, MOH and MOE. |
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The joint entity will be led by a Chief
Executive who will hold a senior academic appointment in NUS and will
report to the Governing Board. The Dean of the SoM and the Hospital CEO
will report to the Chief Executive. |
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The new governance structure will allow
doctors, faculty and staff to work even more effectively together and to
achieve greater synergies, in clinical care delivery, medical training
and research. |
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In particular, the Board and the CE of the
joint NUH-SoM entity will oversee a common budget and resource
allocation system, as well as a common Human Resource framework for all
staff. |
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NUH will remain a member of the National
Healthcare Group, and continue to benefit from collaborations, patient
referrals and shared central and support services. The SoM will remain a
part of NUS. |
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MOE and MOH will remain jointly responsible
for the performance of the Kent Ridge Campus. |
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Given the importance of clinical care to the
general public, MOH will play a larger leading role and be accountable
to the public for the performance of the entity. |
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Funding will continue to come from MOE (for
academic activities) and MOH (for clinical care). The unified Board will
determine how the combined budget is to be used, in order to achieve the
aims of advancing medical education, research and healthcare delivery
priorities in an integrated fashion. |
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MOH and MOE will provide additional
resources to develop selected key capabilities and programmes. Funding
for research activities will continue to be allocated on a competitive
basis from research funding boards such as A*STAR, NMRC and NRF. |
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The change will benefit Singaporeans. The
new governance structure and the aligned use of resources will enable
NUH-SoM to be better able to meet the healthcare needs of Singaporeans
now and in the future, train future generations of doctors more
effectively and help develop solutions to our healthcare problems
through research. |
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The focus on clinical research adopted by
the unified entity will be increasingly important for higher standards
of clinical practice and patient care. |
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The proposal was presented at the 12th
meeting of the Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council on
19th October 2007, where it received a strong endorsement. |
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Sir Richard Sykes, Chair of the BMS IAC, and
Rector of Imperial College London, said, "This move to unify the
governance of the NUS School of Medicine and National University
Hospital follows best international practice. This model is common in
the US, and is becoming more widely adopted in Europe. Imperial College
has just adopted this model as well. It is the best way to bring science
and medicine to the bedside and benefit patients with the latest
scientific and technological discoveries. International data shows that
the healthcare in such set-ups is clearly much better, as shown by
patient data and mortality rates. Patients can look forward to a higher
quality of care. |
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A Steering Committee, chaired by PS
(Health), has been formed to oversee the overall implementation process.
The Steering Committee is working closely with NUH and NUS-SoM
management and staff so as to fully realize the opportunities afforded
by the new governance structure and to ensure that any concerns of the
staff are addressed. |
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Source:
www.moh.gov.sg Press Release 21 Oct
2007 |
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