TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) PRACTITIONERS
Parliament of Singapore · 12 January 2010
Official Report, 12 January 2010, Vol 86, Issue 15 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) PRACTITIONERS
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Dr Lam Pin Min asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the total number of registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in Singapore; (b) what is the number and nature of complaints lodged against TCM practitioners over the past 3 years; and (c) whether TCM practitioners need to be covered by professional indemnity against costs and damages in clinical negligence cases.
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Mr Khaw Boon Wan: There are 2,421 registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners in Singapore.
Over the past three years, the TCM Practitioners Board had received a total of 23 complaints against registered TCM practitioners: 10 in 2007, seven in 2008 and six in 2009. The complaints were mainly related to allegations of professional negligence, misconduct and the misuse of Western medicine.
The TCM Practitioners Board encourages all registered TCM practitioners to be covered by professional indemnity insurance on a voluntary basis.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 12 January 2010. Republished on SGParliament.