A lot has been said about putting the patient first. One way of ensuring this would be to put some qualified patient on the board after all, they are the primary stakeholders in all this. The other being the doners. Perhaps a major contributor (either private citizen or corporation) as the other major stakeholder be given a place on the board as well.

For greater benefit to the patients, job openings at the NKF should first be offered to qualified patients before looking for outside sources.

A lot has also been said about paying competitive salaries. I don't think anybody working in a charity should be paid a 'competitive' salary. That's not what you are there for. Why ? Consider the following for thought:

A man does not join the priesthood for the free food and housing or easy access to young choir boys.
A priest who encourages his flock to go out and multiply does not earn the right to do some 'multiplying' of his own.
An abbott does not have the right to wear fur-lined robes while his novices are shivering in their cotton ones. (That's why the communist system failed...in China at least.)

If you have outgrown your charitable sentiments, do the right thing and leave for the private sector.

The NKF is a trustee of the funds donated by the public for the benefit of the patients. The management's role is not to be miserly when it comes to patient subsidies and profligate when it comes to their own salaries and perks.

The new board has appointed KPMG to check the accounts. These people charge 'peanuts' for their services. Who is footing the bill ? We jail crank callers who make hoax bomb calls because of the cost to make sure it is not a real threat. CEO's and their boards that cause problems like these that necessitate the use of such expensive checks should be made to foot the bill. This is a good way to ensure good corporate governance.

Can someone set up a petition to award a Public Service medal (Gold at least!) to the public spirited plumber who started all this ? If not for this coming National Day, at least the next one!

A side effect of this is may be that more well-to-do (through questionable means) people will start doing their own chores....image their maid, drivers or gardeners etc... 'losing it' as well :)

On a lighter vein, (this is a self plug), take a look at the Peanut Index

buddhist monk receiving SGD 15k per month, how he uses it ? buy jeans. Rolex, eats sharksfin, go karaoke ?

nkf is a big outfit, by any standard, it has outsource many services to contractors, who own those contractors, who benefitted ?new auditor need to search thoroughly.

new medals for this national day award, peanut medal, golden tap medal, kidney medal..

germantoiletbowl medal ?