Director of Nursing,

National Dental Centre Singapore

Deputy Director of Nursing,

Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth

Ms Shin Yuh is Director of Nursing, National Dental Centre Singapore and Deputy Director, Nursing Research, Transformation and Informatics at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and SingHealth Group Nursing. 

She received her undergraduate studies from King’s College London under a Public Service Commission Scholarship and subsequently went on to pursue a Masters of Business Administration (with Specialization in Health Care Management) at National University of Singapore. 

Her research work focuses on well-being of the nursing workforce, the care environment and nursing sensitive indicators such as pressure injuries and falls. To date, she has published 52 papers in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored a guide book on research for SingHealth nurses. She has also received numerous grants for her research work and is co-inventor on a patent and a provisional patent. She was conferred the President’s Award for Nurses in 2019. Shin Yuh is also a Singapore Biodesign 2021 Faculty Fellow and is involved in teaching of nursing students in institutes of higher learning.

As the nursing lead for transformation, Shin Yuh is leading numerous projects aimed at changing the way nurses deliver care; in order to improve care quality, to meet the healthcare demands of tomorrow, and to enable better care experience for patients and families.