Patients waiting more than three years for specialist care in Hong Kong, as doctors call for new department to manage public-private sector relationship

Private doctors want the government to create a new department to manage their cooperation with public hospitals and shorten waiting times for specialists services, which for some patients in Hong Kong is now more than three years.A study conducted last month by the Association of Private Medical Specialists of Hong Kong also highlighted the frustration doctors faced in the public sector, citing an unsatisfactory work environment and lack of time as reasons for leaving the Hospital Authority…