Solidarity Hong Kong Fund survey says more than 85% of people expect community to die and improve community health system

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Written by: Hou Cailin

2019-12-16 00:00

A survey by the United Hong Kong Fund revealed that more than 85% of them want to stay in the community at the end of their lives. However, the current lack of medical resources in the community and the comprehensiveness of services also need to be improved.

Huang Yuanshan, director of the United Hong Kong Foundation Policy Research Institute, bluntly stated that the establishment of a community medical system, such as "from nothing to rates," recommends that the government establish a steering committee for cross-sector cooperation to oversee the integration of the entire medical system.

According to the United Hong Kong Fund study, 86% of respondents expect to die in the community. (Photo by Hou Cailin)

Solidarity Hong Kong Fund commissioned the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong to interview 1,001 Hong Kong citizens by telephone from November 26 to December 6 to explore possible ways to implement late care.

The survey showed that 86% of respondents expect to stay in the community as much as possible later in life (ie, except for hospitals, such as homes or homes). Only 23% of the respondents knew that the community where they lived provided advanced care services, and 31% of them had contacted or used services, and 60% of them were not satisfied with the services. And 65% of the respondents who are dissatisfied with the service consider the comprehensiveness of the service as the first improvement direction.

Li Juner (left), an assistant researcher at Unity Hong Kong Fund, pointed out that the survey showed that most people expect to stay in the community later in life. (Photo by Hou Cailin)

Li Juner, an assistant researcher at United Hong Kong Fund, pointed out that the survey shows that most people expect to stay in the community in the later stages of their lives, but the comprehensiveness of the care services in the community needs to be improved. Researcher Tian Shibei explained that late-stage care not only includes the treatment of diseases, but also the psychological and social counseling provided by medical staff, social workers, and psychologists to patients and their families. A comprehensive community-based late-care system can also help reduce the public hospital's burden.

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Huang Yuanshan (middle), director of the United Hong Kong Foundation Policy Research Institute, said that the establishment of a community medical system is "from nothing to rates." (Photo by Hou Cailin)

Huang Yuanshan, director of the United Hong Kong Fund Policy Research Institute, pointed out that the public hospital system is overloaded, so it is “urgent” to link public medical and community medical services. However, the current community medical resources are “largely cut”. There is so much to come. "

The United Hong Kong Fund believes that the establishment of a community medical system requires the cooperation of the government and the government, and therefore recommends that the government set up a steering committee to oversee the integration of the entire medical system. The Fund also agrees with the government's legislation on advance directives and clearing legal obstacles to the death of a resident.

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