The Hospital Authority announced that it plans to launch the Greater Bay Area Doctors Exchange Program in the second half of this year to further introduce mainland doctors to address the shortage of local doctors.
DAB Health Spokesperson and Legislative Council Member Leung Hee welcomed the move and looked forward to its implementation as soon as possible.
Liang Xi believes that the quality of the doctors in the top three hospitals in the Mainland is equivalent to that of the leading hospitals in Hong Kong, and they need to be approved by the Medical Council. He believes that the quality is guaranteed.
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Doctors admitted to Hong Kong must be approved by the Medical Council
The HA plans to introduce experienced and qualified doctors from the tertiary hospitals in the Greater Bay Area in the second half of the year, and is discussing with the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission on the use of a rotation system. Each person has been in Hong Kong for no more than one year. It is estimated that the first batch of 5 to 10 mainland Chinese doctor.
The HA emphasizes that the arrangement must comply with the laws of both places. The list of doctors to come to Hong Kong will be submitted to the Medical Council for approval, and they will come to practice in Hong Kong in the form of "limited registration".
Liang Xi believes that the quality of the doctors in the top three hospitals in the Mainland is equivalent to that of the leading hospitals in Hong Kong, and they need to be approved by the Medical Council. He believes that the quality is guaranteed.
Compared with other provinces and cities in the Mainland, the Greater Bay Area is relatively close to the culture of Hong Kong. Mainland doctors who come to Hong Kong can definitely work closely with Hong Kong doctors and communicate with patients.
Mainland medical teams work side by side with local medical staff at the AWE Community Treatment Centre.
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During the fifth wave of the epidemic, mainland medical personnel came to Hong Kong to provide support, showing the professional quality of mainland medical care to the society.
Liang Xi believes that the management of the HA is willing to let go of their prejudices and has taken an important step in further introducing mainland doctors.
"I hope that the authorities will implement the relevant plan as soon as possible, and summarize relevant experience as soon as possible, so as to realize the conditions for bringing in more top-notch doctors from the Mainland to Hong Kong as soon as possible, so as to alleviate the problem of the shortage of doctors in Hong Kong."
The Hospital Authority also pointed out that it would not rule out the recruitment of mainland nurses or other medical grade personnel to Hong Kong. Liang Xi expressed his support for this.
As for the measures introduced by the HA to retain manpower, including low-interest loans to help employees pay the down payment for the purchase of self-occupied properties, Leung Hei welcomes this approach, but believes that in addition to improving treatment to retain manpower, it is also necessary to introduce external manpower to solve the problem of manpower The fundamental problem of insufficiency.
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