The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has been repeated. The Hong Kong Medical Staff General Union, a member of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, released the results of a questionnaire survey on the support and nursing staff of the Hospital Authority yesterday (27th). .
Member of the Legislative Council of the Federation of Trade Unions, Leung Tsz-ying, criticized the Hospital Authority this morning (28th) for "sentenced to the judge", resulting in unsatisfactory pay scales and promotion space. She urged the authorities to adjust the salary level as soon as possible to retain staff.
Wu Weiling, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong General Union of Medical Personnel, said that about 20% of the support staff have resigned, and some of them have emigrated or transferred to work in shelter hospitals and hospitals.
She also pointed out that the serious loss of nurses has increased the workload of ward attendants, and she also pointed out that the work that outsourced nurses can do is limited and it is difficult to reduce the workload.
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The entry salary of the Hospital Authority is far lower than the market level. Leung Ziying urges to adjust the salary level
Liang Ziying said in the radio program "Millennium Times" that from November 7th to November 18th, 812 members were surveyed with questionnaires, and more than nine of them belonged to the support and nursing grades.
According to the survey results, about 97% said that their workload increased during the epidemic, nearly 90% said that their departments were severely understaffed, and about 40% considered resigning.
He pointed out that the working environment, salary package and future development after resignation are more favorable than staying in the Hospital Authority.
He criticized that the government outsourced the medical system to the Hospital Authority, but the authorities then "judged the contract" in order to control resources, so that the salary scale and promotion space were not ideal.
For example, support and nursing grades only get a monthly salary of 12,000 yuan. If the salary is increased by 3,000 to 4,000 yuan, it will take 10 years, but the market has already entered the level of 15,000 yuan.
He bluntly said that if the salary level is not adjusted, it may be difficult to retain medical jobs. He suggested that the government can provide housing discounts and work allowances to solve the shortage of manpower.
Severe loss of nurses exacerbates workload of ward attendants
Wu Weiling, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Medical Staff Federation, said that the recent outbreak of the epidemic has caused hospitals to be overcrowded. General outpatient clinics need to accept up to 98% of patients, and emergency departments have to wait at least 8 hours.
She pointed out that at present, about 20% of the support staff in each ward have resigned. The reasons include immigration, transfer to work in the shelter hospital or Yabo, and the ward may only have one person at night.
She also pointed out that there is a serious loss of nurses, and some of their responsibilities are lost to ward attendants, such as taking care of patients' diet, toileting, etc.; although the government employs outsourced nurses, they do not know how to search for ointments on the computer, and they cannot insert stomach and urine throats. They can only assist in feeding medicine or changing diapers, which is similar to support staff.
She also criticized that outsourced nurses are rotated every day, that is, they need to be re-taught every day.
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