The wave of immigrants has rolled up, exacerbating the shortage of manpower in public hospitals.
Ma Zhongyi, the former president of the Hong Kong Public Medical Doctors Association, said that during the epidemic in the past two years, the loss of doctors has been slow. However, as the epidemic has stabilized and the economy has improved, many public hospital doctors have reconsidered and implemented their personal life plans, so they left their jobs again. Specialists such as brain surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, and anesthesiology are the hardest hit areas. Even if overseas doctors are introduced, they will not be able to make up for the capabilities of senior doctors.
Ma Chung-yee stated on the Radio Hong Kong program today (16th) that social movements and the epidemic have made Hong Kong's economy uncertain in the past two years and slowed down the flow of people. Now that the economy is improving, health care professionals can re-execute their life plans.
She said that in the past two months, many colleagues in some specialties, including anesthesiology, brain surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, etc., have left their jobs. "The number of doctors in (these specialties) is not enough. The impact is so great. In the past, ten pots and nine lids were used. According to ten pots and eight lids, eight lids do more.” In order to alleviate the shortage of manpower and maintain the service, Ma said that the method is nothing more than overtime work. , Or invite private doctors to work part-time.
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The government is determined to bring in overseas doctors. Ma Zhongyi believes that all those who come to Hong Kong are doctors with low qualifications or no specialist qualifications. Not too much." When asked about the reason for the immigration of doctors, Ma Zhongyi said that her undirected colleague understood, "Everyone is from Hong Kong, so please ask why."
Ma Zhongyi estimates that anesthesiology and cardiothoracic surgery are the hardest hit areas for manpower shortage.
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