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    public healthcare - pubic hospitals are overflowing (again)

    public hospitals are overflowing, again no surprise, and that means even longer A&E wait times because they can't transfer patients needing hospitalization to a bed

    I am surprised the issue gets little attention or traction, perhaps nobody worries about it until they actually need it? Back in Oct 2018 QMH was already stuffed with patients with extra beds jammed into the ward.

    they built a new children's hospital down in Kai Tak, miles from anywhere, it's now open, but no staff to operate the place, so it is opened clinic. Wish the Director of Audit would tear them a new one

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    The head of the Doctors Union has a seat in Legco so it's not likely that foreign and well qualified doctors and nurses will be allowed in to man these premises. Need to keep a shortage of doctors for obvious reasons.


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    Accident and Emergency departments at 17 public hospitals were seeing more than 6,000 people coming through their doors every day, with around 1,000 of them needing to be admitted.
    heads are stuck in the sand, the hospitals are technically full, and every day another 1000 people need to be admitted, and no complaints from the public? have to pray they kick 1001 patients per day

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    Have to build bridge first. More important.


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    Quote Originally Posted by pin:
    Have to build bridge first. More important.
    Bridge built, have to build floaty island now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kimwy66:
    Bridge built, have to build floaty island now.
    I'd like to think that somewhere in the world, there is an operating medical ship that can be requisitioned if there is a genuine problem...

    https://emssolutionsint.blogspot.com...peace.html?m=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    I'd like to think that somewhere in the world, there is an operating medical ship that can be requisitioned if there is a genuine problem...

    https://emssolutionsint.blogspot.com...peace.html?m=1
    will need a few of those, only has 300 beds

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    public healthcare - pubic hospitals are overflowing (again)

    I must say I am concerned that only the pubic hospitals are overflowing. Hopefully the flow is less heavy next month.

    ba dum bump

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    Last edited by spode; 22-12-2018 at 01:49 PM. Reason: adding title of reference

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    HK is having a campaign wiith new laws to lower the alcohol and tobacco consumption. Contrary to the cultures of some other countries, HK is actively discouraging young people from starting smoking and drinking habits, stressing there is no accepted safe or healthy level of alcohol consumption by the medical professionals. A small consumption level is not encouraged here. Together with a much lower obesity rate than most other high income economies, life expectancy now is similar or above that of Japan. Japan has higher alcohol and tobacco rates than HK due to cultures or policies including different laws and tobacco taxes. Many western countries have all 3 rates much higher than HK.

    The largest problem in HK is the small ratio of doctors to patients. Meaning a long wait taking from a whole day to years before treatment. Also the incrasing number of eldery patients is a pressure to the public system.


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    Quote Originally Posted by lighthse003:
    HK is having a campaign wiith new laws to lower the alcohol and tobacco consumption. Contrary to the cultures of some other countries, HK is actively discouraging young people from starting smoking and drinking habits, stressing there is no accepted safe or healthy level of alcohol consumption by the medical professionals. A small consumption level is not encouraged here. Together with a much lower obesity rate than most other high income economies, life expectancy now is similar or above that of Japan. Japan has higher alcohol and tobacco rates than HK due to cultures or policies including different laws and tobacco taxes. Many western countries have all 3 rates much higher than HK.

    The largest problem in HK is the small ratio of doctors to patients. Meaning a long wait taking from a whole day to years before treatment. Also the incrasing number of eldery patients is a pressure to the public system.
    The first paragraph should mean there is less of a healthcare problem. The question is why is nothing apparently being done about the shortage of medical staff? Perhaps something is being done?

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