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Private doctors refuse to treat patients with new crown medical association: the small number of patients who seek medical treatment express their understanding

2023-02-01T13:53:51.209Z


The isolation order for confirmed persons was canceled on Monday (January 30). Recently, it was reported that some private doctors refused to diagnose patients. Zhu Minjian, chairman of the EOC, pointed out that if the establishment refuses to provide services to confirmed persons, it will constitute discrimination.


The isolation order for confirmed persons was canceled on Monday (January 30). Recently, it was reported that private doctors refused to treat confirmed persons. Chairman of the EOC, Zhu Minjian, pointed out that if the establishment refuses to provide services to confirmed persons, it will constitute discrimination. Reasonable explanation.

A Western medicine clinic in Sheung Shui posted a notice refusing to accept patients with confirmed diagnoses. The doctor of the clinic said that he is old and suffers from high blood pressure and is a high-risk person, so try to avoid consulting patients with confirmed diagnoses.

Citizens who have come to see the symptoms expressed their understanding of the practice.


Zheng Zhiwen, president of the Medical Association, agrees that some doctors may refuse to consult patients with new crowns or can only arrange video consultations due to reasons such as their own diseases that they have not had injections, but he knows that the number is not many.

He said that if some doctors do not have the new crown oral medicine, they will tell in advance to avoid trouble.


A notice was posted outside a Western medicine clinic in Sheung Shui refusing to accept people diagnosed with the new crown.

(Photo by Hong Zhijing)

Posting announcements refusing to diagnose new crown doctors claiming to be high-risk people

A notice was posted outside a Western medicine clinic in Sheung Shui, expressly stating that those who tested positive for the new coronavirus and had a fever were rejected, and the relevant patients were prohibited from entering.

The announcement stated: "In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, anyone who has tested positive for the new coronavirus and has a fever should not enter, and should be isolated at home, or those who have symptoms and feel unwell, can go to the relevant government clinic for treatment! Sorry for the inconvenience!"

The clinic doctor responded that the notice was posted outside the clinic as early as 2019 because he is 81 years old and suffers from high blood pressure. He is a high-risk person, so he does not want to be infected by the new crown patient.

The doctor claims to reduce the infection, and even received five doses of the new crown vaccine. It is expected that if the infection is infected, "the doctor will not be able to prescribe it for ten or eight days."

The doctor explained that consultations require close contact with patients, such as checking the throat and listening to heart and lung conditions with a stethoscope, and the clinic’s ventilation equipment is poor, so try to avoid consulting patients with new crowns.

A notice was posted outside a Western medicine clinic in Sheung Shui refusing to accept people diagnosed with the new crown.

The doctor at the clinic said that due to being old and suffering from high blood pressure, he is a high-risk person, so try to avoid consulting patients with confirmed cases.

(Photo by Hong Zhijing)

There is no new crown specific medicine in the clinic, you can make a telephone consultation

Regarding the cancellation of the isolation order recently, the confirmed patients can go to private clinics for consultation. The doctor said that since he is a high-risk person, he will not give the confirmed patients a consultation, so he has not obtained the new crown specific medicine from the Department of Health.

She said that a new crown patient had cough symptoms earlier, and she would prescribe cough medicine to the patient's family members; she would also consult by phone. Although she could not use a stethoscope to check the lungs, she could also prescribe cough medicine and reduce fever according to the patient's symptoms. Medicines, etc., and his family will receive them on his behalf.

▼January 30th, Park Li Kei General Outpatient Clinic treated new crown patients▼


Requiring patients with cough and fever to undergo testing

The doctor added that not all patients with cough symptoms are rejected unless the patient tests positive for the new coronavirus.

For example, she pointed out that a patient with cough symptoms came to the clinic this morning and said that he had a sore throat. She judged that the cough was caused by inflammation of the tonsils, not the new coronavirus, and she would also see the doctor.

If you have cough symptoms but have not been tested for the new coronavirus, the clinic will immediately provide a test kit to the patient for testing. If the test result is positive, no diagnosis will be made.

She pointed out that patients with fever symptoms are also treated in the same way, while patients with diarrhea do not need to be tested and can be diagnosed as usual.

As for the notice posted outside the clinic, she said she has not yet decided whether to continue posting or remove it.

Mr. Tang, the patient who came to the clinic today, expressed his understanding of the doctor's approach.

He believes that it should not be criticized whether it is right or wrong, "He has his difficulties, I understand", pointing out that if the clinic really accepts patients with new crowns, other patients will not come to the clinic.

When asked if he himself suffers from the new crown pneumonia unfortunately, he said "I can go to the public (hospital)".

Zheng Zhiwen, President of the Medical Association.

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The number of private doctors with oral medicines increased by 50% to 600

Zheng Zhiwen, president of the Medical Association, agrees that some doctors may not be vaccinated for their own diseases, or they are not mainly concerned with common colds, so they refuse to consult patients with new crowns or can only arrange video consultations, but the number is not many.

He pointed out that the number of private doctors who have registered with eHealth and obtained oral medicines for the new crown has also increased from more than 400 to nearly 600, which is believed to be enough to deal with the current nearly 3,000 new crown patients. , or if they are afraid that Hong Kong people will be in trouble, they will refuse first.”

He also added that many patients will complain to the Medical Council that the doctor failed to provide relevant services, but they did not explain it before the consultation. Therefore, if some doctors do not have the new crown oral medicine, they will disclose it in advance to avoid trouble.

Equal Opportunity says that private doctors refuse to accept patients who have been diagnosed and must give reasonable explanations. Patient organizations say that the isolation order may be revoked in violation of professional ethics|The number of outpatient clinics can hardly meet the demand. Doctors can prescribe oral medicines. The Department of Health issued a letter to private doctors to encourage them to help diagnose and treat patients with new crowns. They can ask for 20 copies of oral medicines for new crowns each time.

Source: hk1

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