The "Doctor Registration (Amendment) Bill 2021" passed the third reading, and foreign doctors come to Hong Kong to practise in Hong Kong to provide an alternative route for exemption. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, welcomes and says he hopes to attract more qualified non-local trained doctors in the future To alleviate the shortage of doctors in the public medical system by entering Hong Kong for practice.
Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that after the amendment is passed, the government will immediately start a variety of work, including preparing to establish a special registration committee responsible for formulating the approved list, and will strive to announce the list of committee members at the end of this month, and hold the first meeting in November, and in 2022 The list of approved medical qualifications will be announced in the second half of the year, allowing qualified persons to apply for special registration to practice in Hong Kong.
The government and the medical specialists build a platform to discuss specialist training
In addition to the content of the amendments, Chen Zhaoshi mentioned that many Members have reported that there are problems in the medical system itself. The government will set up a new platform for specialist training, so that the Hospital Authority, the Department of Health and the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine can discuss training, including specialist training. Wait.
In addition, she said that the authorities will announce the results of specialist manpower estimates later, as a basis for discussion, and with reference to future specialist service requirements and maximum training capacity, etc., the HA will be invited to formulate plans to adopt new hardware to support specialist training.
Chen also pointed out that the corresponding full-time medical and other manpower requirements and supporting facilities will be reviewed. If additional resources are needed, the government will fully cooperate.
In terms of specific work, Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that the authorities will soon discuss the evaluation model of specially registered doctors with four public medical institutions, study the core performance common to the existing model, and let the four institutions formulate evaluation content.
In terms of external publicity, the network of the Hong Kong Government’s External Office, the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health will all publicize new ways to enter Hong Kong for special registration.
Allow continuous improvement of medical system problems
Chen Zhaoshi also mentioned that the government will continue to review the problems of the medical system. The four directions include retaining medical manpower, strengthening public-private cooperation, improving training hardware as soon as possible, strengthening a more comprehensive primary health care system, and improving the overall primary care and medical care. The administration will divert and control services, and will establish and reintegrate regional health centers.
Chen emphasized that the amendments should be based on the well-being of patients and consider the healthy development of the medical system in the future.
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