Tracy was appointed Group Chief Nurse of SingHealth since 2012, helming a nursing workforce of nearly 12,000. She obtained her PhD from the University of Melbourne, with her thesis centering on nurse staffing and its relationship to patient, staff and organisational outcomes. She remains an active researcher, looking into the well-being of the nursing workforce.
As a nursing leader, she is pivotal in strategising and executing nursing initiatives that meet the organisation’s and nursing profession’s goals and vision. Her passion is in transforming the work that nurses perform, and building a futureready pipeline of nurses to meet population needs. She has won numerous awards for her commitment and contributions to the nursing profession, including the President’s Award for Nurses and the National Day Public Administration Medal (Silver).
1. Co-Investigator (Sub-Programme 3 (Clinical Application) for A*Star Wound Care Innovation for the Tropics Programme (WCIT)
2. Principal Investigator of a multi-site research study (Australia, Canada and Singapore) on “Identifying & Building Resilience in Nurses: An International Study” (Supported by SingHealth Foundation Health Services Research Grant, 2013, $132,700)
3. Principal Investigator of research study on “The Burnout Syndrome Among Nurses in Singapore – Prevalence, Influencing Factors and Its' Association with Turnover and Absenteeism (Supported by SingHealth Foundation Health Services Research Grant 2010, $36,200)
4. Principal Investigator of a multi– site research study on “Nursing Service in Singapore: An exploration of patient, nurse and organisational outcomes – completed in 2008 (supported by Ministry of Health Nursing Research Committee Grant 2005 – S$ 45,000)
5. Principal Investigator of a nursing research study on “Attitudes and levels of research interest, skill and activities amongst Registered Nurses in SGH” – completed in 2000
6. Principal Investigator of a nursing research study on “Method and timing of preoperative hair removal and its effect on post– operative wound infections in surgical patients” – completed in 2000
7. Collaborator of a nursing research study on “Needs of coronary care patients versus the nurses’ perceptions of these needs” – completed in 1996
8. Principal Investigator of a nursing research study on “Effectiveness of health teaching on cardiac rehabilitation of Acute Myocardial Infarction patients” – completed in 1995
9. Principal Investigator of a nursing research study on “Comparison of handwashing behaviours” – completed in 1994
1. Aloweni F, Ayre TC, Teo I, Tan HK, Lim SH (2022) A year after COVID-19: Its impact on nurses’ psychological well-being. Journal of Nursing Management. 1-12, DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13814
2. Fan PEM, Ang SY, Phua GC, Lee CE, Wong KC, Tan CP, Wan L, Ayre TC, Chua CY, Tan WB, Yeo KK (2021) Factors to consider in the use of vital signs wearables to minimise contact with stable COVID-19 patients: Experience of its implementation during the pandemic, Frontier Digital Health. DOI:10.3389/fdgth.2021.639827
3. Fan PEM, Nguyen, NHL, Ang SY, Aloweni F, Goh HQ, Quek LT, Ayre TC, Pourghaderi, AR, Lam SW, Ong EH (2021) Impact of Covid-19 on acute isolation bed capacity and nursing workforce requirements: A retrospective review. Journal of Nursing Management. (29 (5): pp. 1220-1227.
4. Fan PEM, Aloweni FAB, Lim SH, Ang SY, Perera K, Quek AH, Quek HKS, Ayre TC (2020). Needs and concerns of patients in isolation care units - learnings from COVID-19: A reflection. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 8(10): pp. 1763-1766. DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v8.i10.1763
5. Fan PEM, Aloweni FAB, Ang SY, Ayob E, Ahmad N, Chiang JL, Ho AL, Lee LC, Ayre TC (2020). Preparation and Response to COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore: A Case Report. Infection, Disease & Health.
6. Aloweni, F, Ayre TC, Wong WH, Tan HK, Teo I (2020). The impact of the work environment, workplace support and individual-related factors on burnout experience of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Nursing and Patient Safety. DOI: 10.47755/J Nur Patient Saf.2020.1.003
7. Ang SY, Hemsworth D, Lim SH, Ayre TC, Ang E, Lopez V (2020). Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of Professional Quality of Life Scale among Nurses in Singapore. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 28 (3): JNM-D-19-00036
8. Lim SH, Ayre TC, Tan AP, Ang SH, Aloweni FAB (2018). To Teach is to Learn: The Impact of Training and Capacity Building. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 27(3): pp.145-147. DOI:10.1177/2010105818781379.
9. SY Ang, T Uthaman, Ayre TC, SZ Mordiffi, E Ang, V Lopez (2018) Association between demographics and resilience-a cross sectional study among nurses in Singapore. International Nursing Review, Epub https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12441.
10. Ang SY, Thendral U., Ayre, TC, Lim SH, Lopez V. (2018). Differing Pathways to Resiliency: A grounded Theory Study of Enactment of Resilience Among Acute Care Nurses. Journal of Nursing & Health Sciences. 21 (1), pg 132-138
11. Ang SY, Thendral U., Ayre TC, Lim SH, Lopez V. (2018). A Photovoice study on nurses’ perceptions and experience of resiliency. Journal of Nursing Management. 27(2), pg 414-422
12. Ang SY, Hemsworth D, Thendral U, Ayre TC, Zubaidah SBM, Ang ENK, Lopez V. (2018). Understanding the influence of resilience on psychological outcomes-comparing results from acute care nurses in Canada and Singapore. Applied Nursing Research, 43, pg 105-113
13. Ang SY, Dhaliwal SS, Ayre TC, et al., “Demographics and Personality Factors Associated with Burnout among Nurses in a Singapore Tertiary Hospital,” BioMed Research International, vol. 2016, Article ID 6960184, 12 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/6960184
14. Ayre TC, Gerdtz, MF, Parker, J & Sioban, N (2007). Nursing skill mix and outcomes: A Singapore perspective, International Nursing Review, 54, 56–62
15. Ayre TC (2001) Method and timing of preoperative hair removal and its effect on post– operative wound infections in surgical patients. SGH Proceedings
16. Ayre TC (1999) Clinical Practice Guidelines. Singapore Nursing Journal (Apr/Jun 1999)
17. Ayre TC (1999) Evidence-based Nursing Practice. Singapore Nursing Journal (Jan/Mar 1999)
18. Ayre TC (1999) Using information technology in nursing research. Singapore Nursing Journal (Apr/Jun 1999)
19. Ayre TC (1995). Comparison of Handwashing Behaviours. The Professional Nurse (Apr/Jun 1995)
20. Ayre TC (1995). Nursing Implications of Drug Administration. The Professional Nurse (Jan/Mar 1995)
21. Ayre TC (1994). The Nursing Struggle. The Professional Nurse (Oct /Dec 1994)
22. Ayre TC (1994). Stress Management in Nursing. The Professional Nurse (Jul/Sept 1994)