Queen Elizabeth Hospital responds to media enquiries

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     In response to media enquiries, the spokesperson of Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) made the following response today (June 24):
 
     In view of recent allegations of improper handling of patient information by front-line staff of the Accident and Emergency Department, QEH will follow up through its established complaint handling mechanism. To address public concerns, QEH has invited the Deputy Hospital Chief Executive (Operations) and Consultant of the Accident and Emergency Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Dr Cheung Nai-kwong; the Cluster General Manager (Nursing), Kowloon East Cluster, Mr Eric Tang; and Member of the Hospital Governing Committee of QEH, Mr Yip Shiu-kwong to handle the related complaints. They will submit a report to QEH upon completion.