9 Dec 2024明報#4340
東區醫院成港首間內地認證公院
The Hospital Authority resumed hospital accreditation last year using mainland standards. It announced yesterday that Eastern Hospital had passed the accreditation assessment, becoming the first public hospital in Hong Kong to obtain the relevant mainland accreditation. Prince of Wales Hospital has completed its on-site assessment and is awaiting the result. The Hospital Authority said accreditation would be launched at Queen Mary Hospital, United Christian Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital in 2025/26. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said the adoption of mainland assessment and accreditation by public hospitals could promote the integration of healthcare quality across the Greater Bay Area and bring international and consistent healthcare services to Greater Bay Area residents.
醫管局去年改用內地標準重啟醫院認證，該局昨日公布東區醫院已通過評審認證，成為本港首間取得內地有關認證的公院，威爾斯醫院已完成現場評審，正候結果。醫管局稱2025/26年度將在瑪麗醫院、聯合醫院和屯門醫院展開認證。醫衛局長盧寵茂說公院採用內地評審認證可促進大灣區醫療質量一體，為大灣區居民帶來國際和同質的醫療服務。
23 Nov 2024明報#4283
報告：醫局權責不清 倡高層問責 提31建議 安全指標納表現評核
With incidents at public hospitals occurring frequently in recent years, the Hospital Authority published a review report on the management systems of public hospitals yesterday. It found that responsibilities and authority within the authority for handling patient-safety issues were unclear, and recommended clarifying the responsibilities and authority of different ranks, establishing a senior-accountability framework, and incorporating safety indicators into performance reviews. The Hospital Authority will establish a governance and structural reform committee to implement the recommendations. Hospital Authority Chairman Fan Hung-ling acknowledged that, because the authority’s responsibilities and authority were unclear, many medical incidents “ended without resolution when it came to responsibility”. A legislator said the problem was not unclear responsibilities and authority, but that managers were unwilling to take responsibility. A patient organisation recommended establishing a transparent graduated disciplinary system in future.
公立醫院近年事故頻生，醫管局昨日公布公院管理系統檢討報告，揭示局方處理病人安全問題權責不清，建議釐清不同職級權責，並制定高層問責框架，將安全指標納入表現評核，醫管局將成立管治及架構改革委員會落實建議。醫管局主席范鴻齡承認因局方權責不清，很多醫療事故「說到責任也是不了了之」。有議員認為問題非權責不清，而是管理人員無意負責；有病人組織建議日後訂立透明的分級懲處制度。
29 Oct 2024HK01#4185
員工不打針須交500字解釋或公開「分享」 醫管局：已促加強溝通
The new seasonal influenza vaccination campaign will begin in September, with the Hospital Authority’s staff influenza vaccination programme also launching around the same time. A healthcare worker at a public hospital claimed that the management of some departments at hospitals in the Hospital Authority’s New Territories West Cluster had required employees to be vaccinated by the 14th of next month. Otherwise, they would have to submit a written explanation of at least 500 words by that date or give a 15-minute “sharing” at a department meeting explaining the “drawbacks of getting vaccinated”.
The Hospital Authority did not confirm or deny the employee’s claim. It said it was aware that some clinical departments at certain hospitals might adopt a more proactive approach by requiring employees to explain or provide proof of their reasons for choosing not to receive the influenza vaccine. The Hospital Authority said it had reminded the relevant clinical departments to strengthen communication with employees on influenza vaccination in order to avoid misunderstandings.
The Hospital Authority said hospital clusters had a responsibility to adopt various measures to encourage and assist employees in receiving the influenza vaccine as early as possible. They were also responsible for understanding employees’ intentions regarding vaccination, to ensure the smooth operation of public hospitals during the influenza peak season.
新一季接種季節性流感疫苗計劃9月開打，醫管局員工防疫注射計劃亦在相若時間展開。有公院醫護人員聲稱，醫管局新界西醫院聯網有個別醫院的部門管理層要求員工在下月14日之前接種疫苗，否則須於當日前交不少於500字書面解釋，或在部門會議時作15分鐘「分享」，解釋「打針壞處」。
醫管局回應時沒承認或否認該員工的說法，指知悉有部份醫院臨床部門可能會採取較進取方式，要求員工解釋或提供證明，說明選擇不接種流感疫苗原因，醫管局已提醒有關臨床部門注意在接種流感疫苗的問題上與員工加強溝通，避免產生誤會。
醫管局指，指各醫院聯網是有責任採取不同措施鼓勵及協助員工盡早接種流感疫苗，亦有責任了解轄下員工接種流感疫苗的意向，以確保公立醫院在流感高峰期時運作暢順。
21 Feb 2024RTHK#3006
23條立法｜醫管局支持盡快立法 范鴻齡稱可保護市民健康
Hospital Authority Chairman Fan Hung-ling said the public healthcare system and facilities are crucial to protecting the health of Hong Kong citizens, and are also an important part of safeguarding Hong Kong’s long-term prosperity and stability. Public healthcare facilities had been damaged in the past, while medical services had also been disrupted, posing significant risks to the operation of public healthcare. He said legislation under Article 23 could not be delayed, and that only by establishing a robust legal system and enforcement mechanism could the health of Hong Kong citizens be properly protected.
Fan Hung-ling called on members of the public, particularly healthcare professionals, to seize the opportunity to pool their views and submit their opinions on the Article 23 legislation to the Security Bureau. He urged them to support completing the legislative work as soon as possible, so that Hong Kong could return to the right track, shine again in different fields, and continue to maintain prosperity and stability.
醫管局主席范鴻齡表示，公共醫療系統和設施對保護香港市民健康至關重要，亦是保障香港長期繁榮穩定的重要一環。公共醫療設施過去曾被破壞，醫療服務亦曾遭受干擾，對公共醫療運作構成重大風險。他說，就23條立法刻不容緩，只有設立一套堅實的法律制度和執行機制，才可以好好保護香港市民的健康。
范鴻齡呼籲市民，尤其是專業醫護人員，應把握機會集思廣益，就23條立法向保安局提交意見，支持盡快完成立法工作，讓香港重回正軌，在不同領域再次重現光芒，繼續保持繁榮穩定。
21 Dec 2023獨媒#2705
醫管局：第二批110名大灣區醫護明年首季來港 另成立招聘中心搶海外「單頭」人才
The Hospital Authority said that the second phase of the Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talent Exchange Programme will bring another 10 doctors and 100 nurses to Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year. The National Health Commission has agreed, at the HA’s request, to send ophthalmologists. The authority will also continue its talent drive by establishing a Global Healthcare Talent Recruitment Centre, with dedicated staff providing one-stop follow-up for overseas healthcare professionals interested in working in Hong Kong, particularly “solo-practice” doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in the private sector.
醫管局表示，第二期「大灣區醫療人才交流計劃」將再有10名醫生、100名護士在明年首季來港，國家衞健委已應醫管局要求，同意派出眼科醫生。局方亦繼續搶人才，宣布成立「環球醫療人才招聘中心」，將以專人一站式跟進海外有意來港工作的醫護個案，尤其私人市場的「單頭」醫生、護士及專職醫療人才。
20 Sept 2023channleC#8393
來港交流近半年 內地醫生稱已磨合適應 醫管局擬擴大人才計劃
The Hospital Authority earlier launched the Greater Bay Area Healthcare Talent Exchange Programme. Among the healthcare professionals who came to Hong Kong in April in the first batch were 10 doctors from tertiary hospitals in Guangdong province. With the exchange programme having run for more than five months, Hospital Authority Chief Manager (Medical Grade) Gwan Wai-man said the doctors who came to Hong Kong had “definitely met expectations”. The authority will gradually deepen exchanges between medical professionals from the two places, including increasing the number of participants and expanding the range of specialties involved.
醫管局早前推「大灣區醫療人才交流計劃」，4月首批來港的醫護中，有10名來自廣東省三甲醫院的醫生。交流計劃進行逾5個月，醫管局總行政經理（醫療職系）關慧敏指，這批來港醫生「絕對符合期望」，未來會逐步深化兩地醫療專才的交流，包括增加交流人數、擴大參與專科範圍等。
23 May 2023獨媒#6480
醫管局對捐贈系統被「不正當擾亂」感痛心 有報導指或由國安處跟進
The controversy over cancellations of organ donation registrations continued to intensify. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said this morning that 5,700 registrations had been cancelled over the past five months, with more than half involving people who had never registered or duplicate cancellations. He criticised the conduct as “highly suspicious” and “a disgrace”, and called for a police investigation. Media reports, citing sources, said that if the cases involved publishing seditious articles or remarks online, or inciting hatred of the central government and the HKSAR Government among the public, the Police National Security Department might intervene. Hospital Authority representatives met the press in the afternoon and stressed that the organ registration lists in the two places operate independently. Taking kidneys as an example, more than 2,000 people are waiting, and every donated kidney is used for a local patient: “How could there be any chance of them being sent elsewhere?”
取消器官移植登記的事件繼續發酵，特首李家超今早開腔指過去5個月5,700宗取消登記，過半從未登記或重覆取消，他批評行徑是「非常可疑」、「恥辱」，要求警方調查。有傳媒引述消息稱，若涉及網上發表煽動性文章或言詞，或煽動市民憎恨中央及特區政府，將由警方國安處介入調查。醫管局代表下午見記者，強調兩地器官登記名冊獨立運作，以腎臟為例有二千多人排隊，每個捐出腎臟都用在本地病人，「點會有機會送上其他地方呢？」
22 May 2023獨媒#6473
過去五個月逾5,700宗取消器官捐贈 逾半從未登記或重覆 政府斥或意圖擾亂
The Health Bureau and the Hospital Authority are examining the first cross-boundary organ donation and transplant case last year to explore establishing a regular mechanism with the Mainland. The Government said in a statement today that it had noted a small number of people online distorting the altruistic spirit of organ donation and expressed regret. It said the Central Organ Donation Register received 5,785 applications to cancel registrations during the five months from December last year to April this year, far more than in previous periods. However, the bureau said more than half of them—2,905—had never been registered or were duplicate cancellation applications. It said it could not rule out that a small number of people intended to disrupt the representativeness of the Central Register and increase the administrative burden on government staff, and the HKSAR Government condemned this.
醫務衞生局及醫院管理局正參考去年首次跨境器官捐贈移植的個案，探討與內地建立恆常機制。政府今日發稿指，留意到互聯網上有少數人歪曲器官捐贈的利他奉獻精神，對此表示遺憾。當局又指中央器官捐贈登記名冊，自去年12月至今年4月五個月期間，共收到5,785宗取消登記申請，遠高於過去數字。不過局方指其中逾一半（2,905個）從未登記或重覆取消，稱「不排除少數人的意圖是擾亂中央名冊的代表性及增加政府人員的行政負擔」，特區政府予以譴責。
23 Mar 2023獨媒#6199
醫管局：9名大灣區醫生及70護士4月到港公院工作
Hong Kong is facing a severe shortage of healthcare workers. The Hospital Authority announced last September the Greater Bay Area healthcare talent exchange programme to “recruit talent”. Its chairman, Henry Fan, gave an update after attending a Hospital Authority meeting today, saying that nine specialist doctors and 70 nurses from the Greater Bay Area will arrive in Hong Kong in April to work at different public hospitals. Most of the nurses have more than 20 years of experience, with an average of more than eight years’ experience. Henry Fan said this would be a good start and expressed hope that the programme would become increasingly mature.
香港醫護人手嚴重短缺，醫管局去年9月公布大灣區醫療人才交流計劃「搶人才」。主席范鴻齡今日出席醫管局大會會議後交代最新情況，指9名大灣區專科醫生及70名護士將在4月抵港，到不同公立醫院工作。大部份護士擁有逾20年年資，平均有8年以上經驗。范鴻齡表示將會是個好開始，期望計劃愈來愈成熟。
5 Dec 2022獨媒#5796
醫管局明直播江澤民追悼大會 員工肅立默哀3分鐘
Jiang Zemin, former President of the state and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, died recently. A memorial service will be held at 10am tomorrow at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has written to staff saying it will broadcast the memorial service tomorrow. Where feasible and without affecting clinical and patient services, staff are to stand in silence for three minutes in a solemn manner at their workplaces; no activities of any kind should be conducted during that period.
前國家主席、中共總書記江澤民早前逝世，明日早上10點在北京人民大會堂舉行追悼大會。香港醫院管理局向員工發信，指明日將會直播追悼大會，員工在可行，及不影響臨床及病人服務的情況下，以莊重的方式在工作地點肅立默哀3分鐘，期間不應進行任何形式活動。
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