AVENUES AND INTEGRATED WORKFLOW FOR PATIENTS TO SEEK REDRESS WHERE INVESTIGATIONS CONFIRMED LAPSES RESULTING IN PATIENT HARM

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1000

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 05 AUGUST 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Lee Hong Chuang,

MP for Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC 

Question No. 2518

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) in cases when the Ministry's regulatory investigations confirm lapses causing patient harm and regulatory action is taken, what mechanisms ensure affected patients are guided to appropriate avenues for compensation or redress; and (b) whether the Ministry will adopt a more integrated workflow in such cases, to reduce the need for patients to initiate separate processes after investigations conclude.

Answer

1               The question has been addressed in the response to Question number 19 from the Parliament Sitting on 7 July 2026.