William Chui Chun-ming – Charm

Hongkongers unlikely to dispute triage status under fee subsidies reform: A&E doctor

Cs news3 months ago03 mins

Hong Kong’s reform of public healthcare subsidies is unlikely to cause conflicts over fees between patients and frontline workers, as “critical” and “emergency” cases are understood to be life threatening, a government A&E doctor has said. Under the reform announced by authorities on Tuesday, a two-tier fee structure will be implemented at accident and emergency…

Hongkongers to get faster, cheaper access to new medicines with improved procurement system

Cs news8 months ago02 mins

Hongkongers will have quicker and cheaper access to new medications when the Hospital Authority starts centralising new drug assessments and improving its procurement system to cut introduction times to its formulary by five months. The authority’s chief pharmacist, William Chui Chun-ming, said on Thursday doctors would no longer need to go through the assessment at…