The Hospital Authority intends to invite doctors from the Greater Bay Area to the Hong Kong Social Association's welcome plan

The HA will launch the "Greater Bay Area Doctors Exchange Scheme" at the end of the year, with the goal of introducing the first batch of 5 to 10 doctors from the top three hospitals in the Greater Bay Area to serve in Hong Kong for no more than one year.

Peng Hongchang, director of the Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations, said in a radio program today (27th) that there is a shortage of medical staff.

However, he described the number of only 5 to 10 people as "a drop in the bucket", thinking that this time can be used as a foundation, and then there is an opportunity to expand the plan.

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Peng Hongchang pointed out that the current turnover rate of medical staff is a high level in history, four times the general natural attrition rate, and that of nurses is five times higher.

500 of 7,000 doctors to leave

He added that there are nearly 7,000 doctors in the HA, but about 500 doctors have left, or about 8%.

However, according to the calculations of the University of Hong Kong in the early years, the HA has a shortage of 660 doctors in 2020. If 500 more doctors leave, the HA may be short of more than 1,000 doctors, which will prolong the service waiting time.

There were no serious communication errors in the introduction of domestic medical care to fight the epidemic earlier

Peng Hongchang believes that according to the current manpower situation, any method that can introduce qualified doctors should be welcomed, hoping to alleviate the shortage of manpower.

However, he said that the number of only 5 to 10 people is "a drop in the bucket", but he believes that if the initial results are seen, it may break the preconceived views between medical and nursing staff in the two places, such as language ability and medical level.

Therefore, he believes that this time can be used as a foundation, and then there is an opportunity to expand the plan.

He also pointed out that when Hong Kong introduced domestic medical care to fight the epidemic, there have been successful experiences and no serious communication errors have occurred.

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