The National Skin Centre (Abbreviation

Abbreviation

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: NSC) is a subsidiary of the Health Corporation of Singapore Private Limited that is owned by the Ministry of Health. Incorporated on 9 June 1988, it is the major specialist medical centre in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 providing outpatient dermatological

Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....

 treatment, seeing about 950 patients a day.

History

As a result of a restructuring exercise in the local heathcare scene, the centre became a member of the National Healthcare Group

National Healthcare Group

National Healthcare Group is a Singapore group of healthcare institutions. The group was formed in 2000 and has one public hospital across the island, three specialist centres and runs eight polyclinics as well. The group operates Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the Institute of Mental Health...

 in 2000.