It is known that Hong Kong patients have been suffering from long waiting time for specialist treatments. The government must seek a solution to ease the plight of the patients. The recently proposed regulatory amendments to introduce non-locally trained doctors into the system can help but it is only a mitigation measure. To effectively address the shortage of doctors, it requires the coordination of multiple stakeholders.
At present, public hospitals in Hong Kong are facing a high turnover of doctors. Taking consultants as an example, the turnover rate was as high as 10% in 2018-2019, and it was 7.7% and 7% respectively in the following two years. Currently, it takes 12 years to train a specialist. Besides, the experience of specialists, especially senior specialists, is precious. Even if the two medical schools in Hong Kong increase the number of locally-trained doctors right now, there will not be an immediate effect on the replenishment of the lost expertise. Amidst the global
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