Limited Registration approved for overseas doctors
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The Hospital Authority (HA) today (June 9) received confirmation from the Medical Council of Hong Kong on the approval of the renewal applications of four non-local doctors for practice with Limited Registration in public hospitals. The approved non-local doctors will help relieve the frontline workload in the specialties of Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Paediatrics and Radiology.
The HA spokesperson said currently there are 15 non-local doctors working in public hospitals under Limited Registration to relieve manpower pressure and alleviate the workload pressure of frontline doctors in the specialties of Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Radiology.
"The HA will continue to exhaust every effort to attract and retain fully registered local doctors. Meanwhile, we would like to express appreciation to all doctors for their commitments and contributions to serving the public under manpower constraint."
Ends/Friday, June 9, 2017
Issued at HKT 14:42
Issued at HKT 14:42
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