'Doctors Could Quit Hospitals Over Suspension'
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Dr Ho Chung-ping speaks to RTHK's Wendy Wong
The Medical Association warned on Monday that the recent suspension of a doctor following a blunder that led to the death of a cancer patient will drive more doctors to quit the public health sector.
The doctor was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Medical Council for failing to inform nurses that a hole cut in the patient's throat was to help him breathe. Nurses at Kowloon Hospital thought the hole was a wound and kept covering it up with gauze.
The association's vice president, Dr Ho Chung-ping, told RTHK's Wendy Wong that some doctors may now find it too risky to work at public hospitals, given the heavy workload.
"Previously, doctors and nurses worked in harmony, or more or less in harmony. After this case, we learned that doctors have to be responsible for nurses' mistakes, or they have to look after them. In that case, there will be additional strain on the public health system, or the doctors," Ho said.
He added that unlike in public hospitals, in the private sector doctors are able to transfer patients into the care of their colleagues if they are too busy.
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