Experienced medical administrator Libby Lee Ha-yun will take over as the Hospital Authority’s new chief executive next month, with the doctor pledging to deliver heart-warming service with a human touch at a time when the organisation must carry out far-reaching reforms. Authorities said on Wednesday that Lee, the current undersecretary for health and previously part…
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating a carbon monoxide poisoning incident involving a 31-year-old man, who lost consciousness and sustained a head injury after smoking shisha at a Mong Kok bar. But Hubbly Bubbly, the bar in question, told the Post on Tuesday it stopped offering shisha in the middle of last year and saw…
The Chancellor has insisted the Government can hit its NHS waiting times targets despite scepticism from some leaders. Speaking after her spending review, Rachel Reeves said the Government was confident it could hit pledges set down by the Prime Minister last year. Sir Keir Starmer said in December the NHS will carry out 92% of…
Hundreds of thousands fewer patients will face long A&E waits, the Government has pledged, as it also set out plans to try and end “corridor care”. Almost £450 million will be put into creating better care and more facilities, with an emphasis on caring for people closer to their homes, according to the Department of…
Hong Kong public hospitals are reviewing blood test results of more than 400 patients after batches of a reagent were found to have quality issues that could produce false positives for prostate cancer. The Hospital Authority said on Tuesday that it was following up with the supplier of a testing product after being notified by…
Hong Kong health authorities have issued an isolation order for an 18-year-old student diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and arranged screening for his teachers and classmates after he was discharged from hospital against medical advice earlier. The Centre for Health Protection said on Friday it had been following up on the case of male secondary…
Private hospitals are a relatively expensive option in most communities, and patients usually expect better services than in public facilities. So, it is understandable that Hong Kong’s private hospitals are feeling some heat after a worrying mechanical failure at one institution was made public months after it happened. Health authorities have been asked to review…
A Hong Kong doctor has become the first practitioner among seven facing government accusations to be convicted over issuing Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates without making a proper medical diagnosis. Appearing at the District Court on Friday, 62-year-old Dr Wong Ping-leung pleaded guilty to the offence of issuing notices without conducting proper checks between February and…
Hong Kong health authorities will launch a programme in collaboration with non-governmental organisations to provide nearly 40,000 quota slots for dental services for underprivileged groups annually, double the current availability at public clinics. The Department of Health also said on Tuesday that appointments at public dental clinics would increase by almost 30 per cent from…
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has identified suspected Covid-19 contamination in a batch of flocked swabs used in five public hospitals, with two patients found to have shown false positive results. The authority said on Saturday that a laboratory at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung detected weak positive results for Covid-19 in some of…