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IPSQ promotes patient safety and quality assurance through its continuous regular assessment and audits. Cross Institution Audits were started in 2016 with the aim of promoting cluster hygiene and prevention of infection.

The Cross Institution Infection Control (CIIC) Audits include:

  • Hand Hygiene (CIHH)
  • Environmental Hygiene (CIEH) 
  • Kitchen Hygiene (CIKH)

Other Cross Institution Audits include:

  • Sterilisation Hygiene (CISH) - Sterile Processing (CISP) & Endoscopy Reprocessing (CIER)
  • Cross Institution Safe System (CISS) 

The CISS Audit was initiated in pursuit of excellence and to support an infrastructure that drives long-term continued advancements in a highly reliable system. The first CISS audit was conducted in October 2020, and has since continued to undergo improvements and refinements which are implemented to ensure a safer system.

IPSQ established the Campus COVID-19 Safe Distancing Audit (CSDA) which aims to enhance and educate on safe distancing by introducing parameters, audit domains and compliance indicators for SingHealth campus, and regularly reporting these results to SingHealth Disease Outbreak Taskforce (SDOT). A comprehensive audit guide was produced to teach and train auditors on correct use of the CSDA checklist.

The CSDA checklist comprise 4 Main Domains: 

  1. Environment Distancing & Environment Hygiene
  2. Human Factors Distancing Audit
  3. Safe Activity Distancing Measures Audit
  4. Other Observations 
The SingHealth Cross Institution Auditor's Appreciation Day is organised to recognise and celebrate the collective and individual efforts of all Institutional Auditors. To date, there are more than 200 Auditors covering various domains of Audit, including Hand Hygiene, Environmental Hygiene, Kitchen Hygiene, Sterilisation Hygiene, and Safe Distancing. 



(Click here to view the programme details!)