The Hospital Authority will extend special visits to children and adolescent psychiatric patients in public hospitals starting from Friday (26th). The family members of the patients must be vaccinated with two doses of the new crown vaccine for no less than 14 days.
According to the patient's clinical situation and the actual operation of the ward, the hospital will arrange a visit within a designated period of time, one or two visits a week, and the patient's family members must make an appointment to visit and register with the ward staff.
The Hospital Authority stated that the new special visit arrangements are applicable to children and adolescent psychiatric patients under the age of 18 who have left the observation area.
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The Hospital Authority stated that the special visit arrangements are applicable to children and adolescent psychiatric patients under the age of 18 who have left the observation area. The staff of the ward will take the initiative to contact the patients’ families to make arrangements in the next few days.
Visitors can fill in the health declaration form in advance through the "Hospital Visit QR Code" on the HA website or the mobile application "HA Go" within 24 hours before the visit, and must show the QR code issued by the system to the ward staff code.
Family members must complete two doses of vaccination and no less than 14 days
In terms of vaccination requirements, the arrangement will be the same as the special visit arrangements in emergency and specialist hospitals, that is, to visit the family members of patients in children and adolescent psychiatric wards, they must complete two doses of COVID-19 vaccine for no less than 14 days in order to minimize the number of patients in the hospital. And the risk of employee infection.
The Hospital Authority also stated that it will continue to closely monitor the development of the epidemic, and timely review and extend the special visit arrangements of the relevant hospitals to other psychiatric patients. At the same time, it is hoped that patients’ families will understand that under the current epidemic, the visit arrangements will be limited and the hospital will continue. Arrange compassionate or visual visits for patients where feasible.
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