HKT1615 #Nov21
No assembly related deaths according to the Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority has clarified that there are no recent death cases among the injured.
According to Internet sources, a young boy died after being hit by a bus that suspectedly belonged to the police and that rammed into the crowd on the midnight of November 19. The Hospital Authority claimed that according to the records, there were no death cases of the injured in public hospitals on that day.
Source: Now News
#Hospitalauthority #casualties
No assembly related deaths according to the Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority has clarified that there are no recent death cases among the injured.
According to Internet sources, a young boy died after being hit by a bus that suspectedly belonged to the police and that rammed into the crowd on the midnight of November 19. The Hospital Authority claimed that according to the records, there were no death cases of the injured in public hospitals on that day.
Source: Now News
#Hospitalauthority #casualties
Henry Fan Hung-Ling: Hospital Authority Will Follow-up on Strike Seriously
At the Hospital Authority general meeting, the Hospital Authority said in response to the issue of turnover of doctors at the public hospitals, they would first focus on strengthening the training on local talents. The Chairman, Henry Fan Hung Ling, pointed out that the Hospital Authority needs to remain politically neutral. In case of a strike, management would act strictly in accordance with the Employment Ordinance and the Human Resources Code of Conduct.
Source: Now News
#Dec19 #HospitalAuthority #Strike
At the Hospital Authority general meeting, the Hospital Authority said in response to the issue of turnover of doctors at the public hospitals, they would first focus on strengthening the training on local talents. The Chairman, Henry Fan Hung Ling, pointed out that the Hospital Authority needs to remain politically neutral. In case of a strike, management would act strictly in accordance with the Employment Ordinance and the Human Resources Code of Conduct.
Source: Now News
#Dec19 #HospitalAuthority #Strike
#HealthCrisis #SupplyShortage
Medical Resource Shortage in Hong Kong: Hospital Staff Forced to Use Less Masks, Drink Less Water and Limit Bathroom Breaks
It had become clearer by the day that Hong Kong public hospitals are low on protective gear for its staff, especially in N95 masks, surgical masks and hazmat suits.
Medical workers on the frontline in Hong Kong revealed that the North District Hospital requested the Hospital Authority (#HA) for more of the 1870+ N95 masks, yet the HA had yet to replenish their supplies. Since the 1870+ masks fit most staffers, they ran out really quickly. Most workers thus had to use other models which did not fit snuggly on their faces, which had potential problems like air leakage or being too tight on the nose, all of which are crucial in ensuring maximum protection.
Currently, Tuen Mun Hospital only allowed phlebotomists to use one mask per day, in order to save the little supplies they have got left. This caused some staff members to drink less water and limit their bathroom breaks so they don't have to change their protective wear.
The Hospital Workers' union were concerned about the lack of protective gear supply and how that would endanger the staff and patients and increase the chance of contamination.
Thousands of medical workers went on a 5-day-strike last week to get the government to close the borders, as well as to request the Hospital Authority to publish the numbers of protective gear they have in stock, in order to make sure frontline staffers have enough of what they need to protect themselves and the patients. The Department of Food and Hygiene and Hospital Authority claimed on the 6th Feb that they have enough supplies to last three months but refused to publish actual numbers. On the 8th Feb, soon after the strike was halted, the HA then overturned their previous claim, stating that there were only 1 month worth of surgical masks left.
The Hospital Authority Employee Alliance (#HAEA) questioned how the number of supplies can drop from 3 months to 1 month in merely 2 days, and whether the HA was attempting to deceive their staff.
Source: CNews
#Feb10 #ChinesePneumonia #HospitalAuthority #FaceMasks #HongKongMedics
Medical Resource Shortage in Hong Kong: Hospital Staff Forced to Use Less Masks, Drink Less Water and Limit Bathroom Breaks
It had become clearer by the day that Hong Kong public hospitals are low on protective gear for its staff, especially in N95 masks, surgical masks and hazmat suits.
Medical workers on the frontline in Hong Kong revealed that the North District Hospital requested the Hospital Authority (#HA) for more of the 1870+ N95 masks, yet the HA had yet to replenish their supplies. Since the 1870+ masks fit most staffers, they ran out really quickly. Most workers thus had to use other models which did not fit snuggly on their faces, which had potential problems like air leakage or being too tight on the nose, all of which are crucial in ensuring maximum protection.
Currently, Tuen Mun Hospital only allowed phlebotomists to use one mask per day, in order to save the little supplies they have got left. This caused some staff members to drink less water and limit their bathroom breaks so they don't have to change their protective wear.
The Hospital Workers' union were concerned about the lack of protective gear supply and how that would endanger the staff and patients and increase the chance of contamination.
Thousands of medical workers went on a 5-day-strike last week to get the government to close the borders, as well as to request the Hospital Authority to publish the numbers of protective gear they have in stock, in order to make sure frontline staffers have enough of what they need to protect themselves and the patients. The Department of Food and Hygiene and Hospital Authority claimed on the 6th Feb that they have enough supplies to last three months but refused to publish actual numbers. On the 8th Feb, soon after the strike was halted, the HA then overturned their previous claim, stating that there were only 1 month worth of surgical masks left.
The Hospital Authority Employee Alliance (#HAEA) questioned how the number of supplies can drop from 3 months to 1 month in merely 2 days, and whether the HA was attempting to deceive their staff.
Source: CNews
#Feb10 #ChinesePneumonia #HospitalAuthority #FaceMasks #HongKongMedics