Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam
Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam
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Medical Council demands new misconduct body amid fears errors swept under the carpet

Medical Council chairman calls for Hospital Authority to be stripped of power to probe doctors' errors amid fears cases are being ignored

Cannix Yau
Cannix Yau

Updated: 2:53pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam
Senior United Christian Hospital staff bow in apology after it emerged 17 patients were wrongly treated. There are complaints cases of alleged misconduct are not referred to the Medical Council. Photo: Nora Tam
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