The Hong Kong Hospital Authority recently held a press conference to announce that in January this year, Hong Kong radiologists, physicists and nursing service teams were dispatched for the first time to a number of tertiary hospitals in mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to carry out exchange activities. This is the first time that the "Greater Bay Area Medical Talent Exchange Program" has achieved two-way exchanges since its launch last year.
Not only the exchange of talents, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have recently launched a series of exchange activities in the medical field to accelerate the integration and docking of high-quality medical resources and promote cross-border medical services to benefit more residents in the Greater Bay Area. A new batch of "Hong Kong and Macau Medical Devices" catalogs have been announced, and the medical school and affiliated hospitals of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) are under steady construction... At present, the blueprint for the "Healthy Bay Area" is being drawn up at an accelerated pace, and the development of cross-border medical integration between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao continues to accelerate.
Connect with high-quality medical resources
"This Hong Kong and Macao Resident Health Service Center in Nansha can see Hong Kong doctors, and they can be referred in time if there are any problems. It is not much different from the medical treatment I received in Hong Kong." Ms. Huang, who moved to Nansha, Guangzhou from Hong Kong 3 years ago, said that she used to choose When I return to Hong Kong, I can now have an in-person consultation with a general practitioner from Hong Kong for NT$30 and enjoy high-quality medical services.
As the Greater Bay Area becomes increasingly connected, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are actively promoting cross-border medical resource sharing and interconnection. Today, more and more medical institutions from Hong Kong and Macao are developing in the mainland. Establish a specialist medical alliance, introduce "Hong Kong-style medical services", and actively carry out cooperation in academic exchanges, expert teaching, multi-disciplinary consultation and referrals... Exchanges and cooperation in the medical and health field in the Greater Bay Area continue to deepen.
In December last year, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital Qianhai International Talent Port Community Health Service Station was officially opened. It is operated by Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital and the Hong Kong Greater Bay Area Medical Group. According to Luo Xudong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Qianhai Shekou Free Trade Zone Hospital, Hong Kong's biggest advantage compared with the mainland's medical system lies in general practice, that is, the grassroots health service system's capabilities in promotion, prevention, diagnosis, control, treatment and rehabilitation. "This community health service station will serve as a training base and become one of the starting points for cooperating with Hong Kong medical schools or general practice training institutions to build an international general medicine education platform, helping to open up the mainland and international medical talent certification systems." Luo Xudong said. .
During a recent visit to the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, Director of the Medical and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Mr Lo Chung-moo, said that in the future, Hong Kong will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area in the medical field and further promote the convergence of medical rules between Guangdong and Hong Kong. , flow of elements, promote mutual recognition of inspection and test results between Guangdong and Hong Kong, jointly build clinical laboratories in the Greater Bay Area, and jointly improve medical standards.
Establish a drug and device circulation mechanism
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao have different medical systems. Breaking down institutional barriers is an important part of promoting the construction of a "Healthy Bay Area". With the implementation of policies such as the "Hong Kong and Macao Drug and Device Access", designated medical institutions in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area can use drugs that are urgently needed in clinical medicine and have been launched in Hong Kong and Macao, and use medical devices that are urgently needed in clinical medicine and have been purchased and used by public hospitals in Hong Kong and Macao. An important breakthrough in medical integration in the Bay Area has continued to benefit residents of the Greater Bay Area for more than two years. According to data from the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration, as of January 8 this year, a total of 19 designated medical institutions in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and other places have been approved through the "Hong Kong and Macao Drugs and Devices" policy, with 56 urgently needed clinical imports of drugs and medical devices from Hong Kong and Macao. , benefiting a total of 4,509 people.
Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration and the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission released the sixth batch of catalogs of drugs and medical devices imported from Hong Kong and Macao that are urgently needed for clinical use in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Two new drugs and 10 medical devices have been added, which can be used by the people of Guangdong Province. It is used by 8 medical institutions including the hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. At the same time, the published catalog of drugs and medical devices has been dynamically adjusted.
"The policy benefits of the 'Hong Kong and Macao Medicine and Device Access' are convenient for special patients in the mainland and are worth upholding and promoting." Mr. Peng, an eye disease patient, is a beneficiary of the "Hong Kong and Macau Medicine and Device Access" policy. Recently, he was treated at Nansha Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital , using the imported innovative drugs for fundus diseases included in the "Hong Kong and Macao Drug and Device Communication" catalog, and the treatment effect is good.
"Under the 'Hong Kong and Macao Pharmaceutical and Device Connect' policy, more of the world's leading medical devices and drugs have entered the mainland to benefit patients." Ko Wing-man, a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong SAR, believes that the "Hong Kong and Macao Pharmaceutical and Device Connect" policy has laid a good foundation for cooperation and should be accelerated. More circulation mechanisms will continue to expand the scope of policy benefits, allowing first-class medical services to fully radiate to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and bring more health and well-being to the residents of the Greater Bay Area.
Smooth talent exchange channels
In addition to the circulation of medical resources such as medicines and equipment, the flow of talents is also essential for the integrated development of medical care in the Greater Bay Area. In April last year, with the joint efforts of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority launched the "Greater Bay Area Medical Talent Exchange Program", aiming to establish a sustainable exchange mechanism. The first batch of 10 doctors from different cities in Guangdong Province, 70 nurses, 7 Chinese medicine practitioners and 5 radiologists conducted various forms of exchanges in Hong Kong.
In January this year, a Hong Kong medical exchange team of 45 people sent by the Hong Kong Hospital Authority went in batches to a number of tertiary hospitals in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, including Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. The exchange activities lasted from 3 to 12 days, and the team members included 14 radiologists, 5 physicists, and 26 nursing staff.
"Since the launch of this program, it has been widely praised by medical staff in Guangdong and Hong Kong. We hope that the exchange and cooperation of medical talents in the Greater Bay Area can continue to be deepened in the future." Lu Chongmao revealed that the second batch of the "Greater Bay Area Medical Talent Exchange Program" has been launched in Launched recently, more than a hundred doctors and nurses from different cities in Guangdong Province have come to Hong Kong, covering more medical professional fields such as ophthalmology. In addition, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority has reached a consensus with the Macao Health Bureau to launch the "Macao Doctors Specialty Training Program" to attract Macao doctors to Hong Kong for training.
At the same time, it has become more convenient for medical personnel from Hong Kong and Macao to practice in mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area, and the scope of professional qualification recognition and standard convergence continues to expand. As of the end of last year, more than 500 doctors from Hong Kong and Macao had obtained mainland practicing qualifications. Guangdong has taken the lead in carrying out the reform of professional title evaluation of doctors from Hong Kong and Macao, and nearly 50 Hong Kong doctors have been awarded senior professional titles in the mainland. The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission stated that this year they will explore the promotion of ambulance links between Guangdong and Hong Kong to realize direct ambulance transportation of patients between designated medical institutions in the two places. (People's Daily Overseas Edition reporter Wang Lingxi)