Quantcast
Channel: Health & Environment - South China Morning Post
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8397

Six Hong Kong doctors rapped by medical watchdog for signing off on restraining procedures for elderly residents of care homes without proper assessments

$
0
0
Hong Kong’s medical watchdog has found six private doctors guilty of signing off on restraining procedures for elderly residents at care homes without proper assessment, and warned improper operations could cause “morbidity and mortality”.The government also received a slap on the wrist at the Medical Council disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for the lack of resources provided to homes for the aged, with the regulatory body saying that may have contributed to doctors “pre-signing blank forms”. …

Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 8397

Trending Articles