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Health
The HA's Institute of Advanced Allied Health Studies devises structured long-term training plans for allied health staff and runs courses on specialist and multi-disciplinary training, clinical and personal development. These include a three-year in-service training course for new recruits of allied health grades. In 2012, 60 training courses and a number of overseas scholarships were offered.
Nurses
The University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Open University of Hong Kong and the Tung Wah College provide pre- registration nursing training. They recruited 1,916 nursing students into their four/five-year full- time nursing degree programmes in 2012, while the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong enrolled another 118 nursing students into their three-year Master's Degree of Nursing programmes. In addition, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University enrolled 169 students into its three-year higher diploma nursing programme.
The Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, St Teresa's Hospital, the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital, the Union Hospital and the Tung Wah College provide pre-enrolment nursing training. They recruited 377 pupil nurses into their two-year Higher Diploma or Diploma in Enrolled Nurse (General) training programmes in 2012. In addition, the Open University of Hong Kong enrolled 99 and 72 pupils into their two-year Higher Diploma in Nursing programme and Higher Diploma in Mental Health Nursing programme respectively. During 2012, 46 nurses with professional nursing qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong passed the Nursing Council of Hong Kong's licensing examinations and were awarded practising certificates for registered nurses or enrolled nurses.
The HA's three-year higher diploma programme provides basic registered nurse training and 300 registered nurse students were recruited in 2012. The HA also recruited 75 pupil nurses to its two-year enrolled nurse basic training programme in 2012 and recruited 335 pupil nurses to its two-year enrolled nurse basic training programme for the social welfare sector.
The HA's Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies seeks to strengthen the training of nurses in the speciality care services to encourage nurses to improve their professional standards through continuous learning. The institute provides simulation skills training for new nursing graduates to strengthen their skills in clinical care and management of medical emergencies. It also provides experienced nurses with clinical leadership training to enhance clinical management and supervision, and offers new overseas scholarships to experienced nurses to enable them to attend overseas training for more international exposure. The HA also promotes exchanges between nurses in Hong Kong and the Mainland, Macao and other countries.
Laboratory Services
Government Laboratory
The Government Laboratory offers a comprehensive range of analytical, investigatory and advisory services to support the Government in upholding its various commitments to the protection of public health. In the financial year 2011-12, it spent $165.64 million on providing analytical services for the protection of public health.
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