Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng said yesterday that the government has drafted a bill on the qualification and licensing of the city’s medical personnel.
The bill covers various kinds of medical practitioners, therapists and a range of kinds of other medical-related personnel, for both the public and private health sectors.
According to Leong, the bill proposes that the new qualification and licensing system for the city’s medical professionals covers doctors, dentists, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, clinical analysts, radiographers, chiropractors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychotherapists, dieticians, and technical assistants working at pharmacies.
Executive Council spokesman Leong Heng Teng (left) and Health Bureau (SSM) Director Lei Chin Ion smile during yesterday’s press conference at Government Headquarters about the government’s medical professionals qualification and licensing bill. Photo: Tony Wong
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