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https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1190019/doctors-should-report-surgery-injuries-protect-patients-coroner-says Hong Kong
Doctors should report surgery injuries to protect patients, coroner says
Recommendation is to protect patients from infection through blood contact, coroner says in judgment on HIV-positive doctor's death
Dr Tang Chung-ngai
The Hospital Authority should make it compulsory for doctors to report any injuries they suffer during surgery, to protect patients from infection through blood contact, the Coroner's Court has urged.
The recommendation came as Coroner Philip Wong Wai-kuen found yesterday that HIV-infected Dr Wong Ho-hing died by suicide in January last year.