As DH inspections proceed apace, we are hosting a Zoom session to share experiences and tips among provisional and full licensees. This meet-up is open to all Members as well as other DPC licensees/Chief Medical Executives.

To fulfil the requirement of Day Procedure Centre (DPC) or Clinic Licence, each facility should document their own policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines according to the Code of Practice. The Federation is going to support our members in developing their own documents.

Mass vaccination for COVID-19 will begin in Hong Kong shortly amid debates and controversies. This Webinar analyses the scientific and medical justification for its implementation and addresses concerns raised by local medical practitioners.

Under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (PHFO), CMEs and Licensees will be subject to newly identified risks and liabilities.

The deadline for Day Procedure Centres licensing is 30 April 2020: let’s go through the paperwork together.

– Interpret the policy requirements in an easy-to-understandable way
– Tell you how to draft a code of practise systematically through standards, procedures and guidelines
– Share useful checklists, templates and references

– Interpret the policy requirements in an easy-to-understandable way
– Tell you how to draft a code of practise systematically through standards, procedures and guidelines
– Share useful checklists, templates and references

We would like to draw your attention to some of the CHP protocols which were updated in the last few days.

The Prevention and Control of Disease (Disclosure of Information) Regulation (Cap. 599D) came into operation in Hong Kong on 8 February 2020.

• Day procedure centre licence application in a nutshell – Dr Samuel Kwok
• Medical indemnity insurance under the Ordinance – Dr Ares Leung
• License application: sharing experiences – Ms Jolene Wong

All Day Procedure Centres (DPCs) are required to be licensed and there are NO exemption arrangements for DPCs.

• Day procedure centre licence application in a nutshell – Dr Samuel Kwok
• Medical indemnity insurance under the Ordinance – Dr Ares Leung
• License application: sharing experiences – Ms Jolene Wong

In November, the Medical Protection Society released the following statement regarding MPS indemnity and representation for Chief Medical Executives (CMEs) appointed under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance:

The Department of Health (DH) is organising another round of briefing sessions on the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (PHFO), with content equivalent to the first round in August and September 2019.

On 9 August 2019, the Director of Health issued the Code of Practice for Day Procedure Centres (CoP for DPCs) to provide standards for all DPCs licensed under the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance*.

The government’s Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities is inviting doctors, dentists, and operators to six briefing sessions organised by the Department of Health in venues across the city, starting August 2019.

Bill gazetted: 2018-11-30

Registration commencement* (SecFHB):
Hospitals: 2019-07-02 [1]
Registration period: 2019-07-02 – 2019-12-31 [2]. “Hospital licences issued under the Ordinance will take effect on January 1, 2021.”

– Office for Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities, Department of Health, HKSARG
– New Licensing Scheme for Private Healthcare Facilities
– Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance: Implementation Plan and Timeline