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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The Hospital Authority (HA) today (January 24) published the latest quarterly issue of “HA Risk Alert” and the Annual Report on Sentinel and Serious Untoward Events as a risk management and communication initiative to further strengthen the incident reporting and sharing of lessons learnt for safety improvements in public hospitals.
 
     The HA spokesperson said the latest issue of “HA Risk Alert” reported one case of retained instrument or material after surgery/interventional procedure, three cases of patient suicide, one case of maternal death and one case of others. Furthermore, among the 24 reported Serious Untoward Events, there were 21 medication errors and three cases of patient misidentification.
 
     “Subsequent to incident review and analysis of root causes of these incidents, important lessons of patient safety are identified, while recommendations are made and shared in this publication to avoid similar events in future,” the spokesperson said.
 
     Similarly, the HA also released the Annual Report on Sentinel and Serious Untoward Events covering the 12 months from October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018 after it was discussed and endorsed by the HA Board this afternoon. In this year’s report 22 Sentinel Events are reported, as compared to 40 in the last reporting period.
 
     During the year, 83 Serious Untoward Events were also reported, with 76 related to medication error and seven to patient misidentification.  Serious Untoward Events are unexpected occurrences which did not cause death or permanent harm to patients but would have the potential to do so without timely intervention. 
 
     The Annual Report on Sentinel and Serious Untoward Events can be accessed by health care workers and the public at www.ha.org.hk/report/sentinel_event, while “HA Risk Alert” has been distributed to healthcare professionals in public hospitals for continuous quality improvement purposes and can be accessed by the public at www.ha.org.hk/riskalert. The next issue will be published on April 26. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Regarding an earlier announcement about a cluster of patients infected with Influenza A in a male ward of the Department of Psychiatry, the spokesperson for K… read more

     Create Hong Kong today (January 24) announced the winners of the 5th First Feature Film Initiative (FFFI). Three new directors and their production teams will receive funding from the Film Development Fund (FDF) to impleme… read more

     The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Joshua Law, today (January 24) visited the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to learn more about the work of front-line colleagues and meet with its management and staff of various grades to exchange views on matters of concern.

     Accompanied by the Permanent Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Thomas Chow, Mr Law met with the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Ms Michelle Li, and the directorate staff in the Yuen Long Leisure and Cultural Building to get an update on the department’s work in the provision of leisure and cultural facilities and the promotion of arts and culture.

     Mr Law then toured the Yuen Long Public Library in the Building. He chatted with front-line colleagues there to learn more about the diverse library services they offer to residents in the district.

     Mr Law later proceeded to the Yuen Long Sports Centre and learnt about the efforts by the department in the promotion of “Sport for All” in the community through organising recreational and sports activities.

     Before concluding his visit, Mr Law met with staff representatives of various grades at a tea gathering to exchange views on matters that concerned them. He encouraged colleagues to continue providing members of the public with quality leisure and cultural services and facilities.

              

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:      The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, as representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, announces today (January 24) the relevant per a… read more