It seems there is a major hospital there formed by his dear old dad, Prince Charles. It was formed following the major changes in the UK’s medical care structure laws. Following is the result of bunny hole search of:
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I am wondering what exactly were the major changes in the UK medical care laws? Was the hospital built to avoid adherence to such laws?
Texokie posted:
It seems there is a major hospital there formed by his dear old dad, Prince Charles. It was formed following the major changes in the UK’s medical care structure laws. Following is the result of bunny hole search of:
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GE replied:
I am wondering what exactly were the major changes in the UK medical care laws? Was the hospital built to avoid adherence to such laws?
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Texokie resumes:
GE, here is some info on that from the Wiki article at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Hospital
I took it to mean that at that time they changed to a social medicine model. I am unable to say at this point if the HK hospital was for the purpose of avoiding the laws for facilities in the UK. Wouldn’t surprise me, though!
“Early years
In 1991, under a reform of the healthcare system, the management of the hospital (and other public hospitals) was transferred from the former Medical and Health Department to the Hospital Authority.
Until the mid-1990s, the hospital was responsible for providing medical services to the nearly 25,000 Vietnamese boat people at Whitehead Detention Centre in nearby Wu Kai Sha, once considered the world’s largest prison.
In 1990, Vietnamese women made up a third of patients within the hospital’s maternity unit, leading to allegations of strained hospital resources and a subsequent scheme to transfer many pregnant refugees to Queen Elizabeth Hospital instead.
By 1994, some Sha Tin residents voiced dissatisfaction that their hospital bore the weight of the refugee’s medical needs, but then-hospital chief executive Alison Reid responded that the boat people comprised only five per cent of monthly visits to A & E and that the local population was “not being disadvantaged”. Still, in the same year, the hospital proposed setting up a 24-hour clinic inside the refugee camp. The situation ended with the resettlement or repatriation of the refugees under the Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The Sir Yue Kong Pao Centre for Cancer and the Lady Pao Children’s Cancer Centre was officially opened by Charles, Prince of Wales in November 1994. Built with a donation of HK$120 million from Mr and Mrs Peter Woo, and named after Mrs Woo’s parents, Sir Yue-Kong Pao and Lady Pao, the centre provides cancer treatments and resources for cancer research and education.”
The South Wing of the Li Ka Shing Specialist Outpatient Clinic was completed in June 1997, began operating in the following month, and was officially opened on 29 May 1998 by Li Ka-shing, who donated HK$21 million to its establishment. With a total floor area of 7,930 square metres, the clinic provides additional space to cope with increasing demand for specialist outpatient services in the region....”