Publicly-Funded Health Care

10 Mar 2013

It's a long and painful wait and they don't get much sleep, but elderly people still queue up in the early hours of the morning at one of the few government dental clinics in the city.

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Health warning for medical sector

30 Aug 2011

It is not unusual on the mainland for doctors to be attacked by patients and their relatives. There has been a breakdown of trust which has taken the relationship in some cases to a deadly low....

6:11PM

Ailing health system must take bitter pill of reforms

12 Nov 2009

Hong Kong prides itself on its health system. So it is surprising to see the city compared by one of our doctors to a developing country in terms of public health care.

6:58PM

E-system helps monitor patients

9 Mar 2009

A new electronic system to help busy doctors hand over patient information to peers on the next shift has been introduced to support the Hospital Authority's work reform.

5:53AM

Doctors' registration rules may be eased

7 Mar 2009

Under draft medical reforms to be announced when the two congresses end, doctors may be allowed to register at more than one hospital, increasing their mobility to practise, a CPPCC delegate says...

5:53AM

Doctors get 17 seconds extra with each patient

2 Oct 2008

'Cosmetic' change to length of consultations

Patients at public outpatient clinics now have more time with their doctors - an extra 17 to 26 seconds per consultation.

8:34AM

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Alex Lo

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The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

4:40AM

Go private, clinic patients urged

Long-time patients who have been attending public health clinics for more than five years will be encouraged to switch to private doctors while continuing to receive subsidised medicine from the...

7:08PM

Heavy workload 'made cardiologist quit team'

Heart specialist says work stress puts patients at risk

A former member of Queen Elizabeth Hospital's cardiology department said yesterday he left the team because workloads had '...

11:43AM

Doctors cool on emergency call

Most mainland doctors have yet to warm to the government's call to put lives first and treat all emergency patients irrespective of their capacity to pay, according to an online survey.

12:50AM

Health-care reform held up by weak leadership

Few of our vital services show symptoms of stress as severe as our health system. The diagnosis calls for radical changes in the way it is financed and structured. This has been apparent for many...

7:54PM

Little public support for sharp rise in medical fees

The public opposes the Hospital Authority's controversial plans to cut the government's cost and deter abuse by dramatically raising public hospital fees this year, a poll has indicated.

3:14PM

The full picture needed on hospital financing

The Hospital Authority has proposed raising fees to boost income and reduce abuse. The steep increases have raised questions about affordability and patients' contributions to the costs of their...

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