Hospital Authority resumes some General Out-patient Clinic services
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The Hospital Authority (HA) spokesperson announced today (January 18) that in response to the epidemic developments and service demand, 11 General Out-patient Clinics (GOPCs) will resume some earlier suspended services, including Sunday, public holiday and evening clinic services from Friday (January 20) (see Annex).
The HA spokesperson said, "Taking into consideration the decreasing confirmed case numbers and the demand for GOPC services from members of the public, after reviewing the operation situation, the HA has decided to resume some suspended GOPC services so as to provide appropriate treatment to patients in need."
The existing seven HA Designated Clinics for COVID-19 confirmed cases and tele-consultation services will continue to support confirmed patients in the community, especially high-risk patients (including the elderly aged 70 or above, children aged 5 or below, women at 28 or more weeks of pregnancy, and immunocompromised patients). Patients and their family members or carers can make an appointment with a designated clinic for an in-person consultation by calling the selected designated clinic during the booking and service hours or using the "Book Tele/DC" function on the HA's one-stop mobile app "HA Go" to book an appointment for a designated clinic or tele-consultation service. To enhance the support to high-risk COVID-19 patients and prevent disease progression, the designated clinics have reserved more than half of the quotas for high-risk patients, who can book an appointment through the "Care Booking Line". If confirmed patients have enquiries on medical care, they may call the HA support hotline 1836115.
In addition, confirmed patients can also visit private doctors for the prescription of COVID-19 oral drugs. Please refer to the list of private doctors through the hyperlink: www.coronavirus.gov.hk/pdf/tp_pd_antiviral.pdf.
The spokesperson added that the HA will continue to closely monitor the epidemic situation and service demand to resume more suspended services in accordance to the operation situation.
Ends/Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Issued at HKT 19:20
Issued at HKT 19:20
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