Limited Registration approved for overseas doctors
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The Hospital Authority (HA) has received confirmation from the Medical Council of Hong Kong (MCHK) on the approval of five new and six renewal applications of non-local doctors for practice with Limited Registration in public hospitals. The approved non-local doctors will help relieve the front-line workload. The 11 doctors will be deployed to serve in the Anaesthesia, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology departments.
The HA spokesman today (January 13) said that currently there are 12 non-local doctors working in public hospitals under Limited Registration to relieve manpower pressure and alleviate the workload pressure of front-line doctors in the Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics and Radiology departments.
"The HA will continue to exhaust every effort to attract fully registered local doctors and retain public doctors. Meanwhile, we would like to express appreciation to all doctors for their commitment and contributions to serving the public under manpower constraint."
Ends/Friday, January 13, 2017
Issued at HKT 10:42
Issued at HKT 10:42
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