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‘How much more are you willing to pay?’ – Hong Kong reviews HK$15 prescriptions

Cs news13 hours ago02 mins

Patients at Hong Kong’s public hospitals and clinics may need to pay more for their prescriptions, with authorities reviewing the current heavily subsidised HK$15 (US$1.92) fee for a 16-week supply of medicine. Without disclosing details of the fee adjustment review, Dr Simon Tang Yiu-hang, director of cluster services at the Hospital Authority, said the aim…

Hong Kong must improve training, supervision of junior doctors to avoid more blunders: lawmaker

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong must improve its training of medical school students and supervision over intern doctors, a lawmaker and a community advocate have said after repeated blunders in the city’s hospitals involving misplaced feeding tubes. The pair made the call on Friday following Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital’s report that a laxative had been delivered to…