Pathology-Service
VI Special-Services
The Pathology Service provides clinical and public health laboratory services to Government hospitals and clinics, and a consultancy service for the Government-assisted sector. It also administers hospital mortuaries and blood banks. In 1988, a total of 19.27 million tests were undertaken by the service representing an increase of 13% over the previous year. 39 551 units of whole blood and 45 765 units of packed cells were received by the blood banks in the year.
The Institute of Immunology undertakes the monitoring and quality control of biological products including poliomyelitis vaccines for use in the local health services. A total of 158 975 ml of vaccines were produced in 1988. The Virus Unit provides a central laboratory service for the diagnosis and surveillance of various viral infections including AIDS. also provides invaluable services for the screening, assessment and guidance of vaccination programmes against viral infections for the community.
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In 1984, a Central Neo-natal Screening Laboratory was established in the Kwong Wah Hospital. The main function of this unit is to co-ordinate the laboratory activities of the territory-wide nec-natal screening programme on congenital hypothyroidism and glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase deficiency.
The Forensic Pathology Service with its fully established forensic laboratory works closely with the Royal Hong Kong Police Force on the medical aspect of criminology and other medico-legal work. The work of the service also includes investigations in all homicides and coroner's cases. The professional staff dealt with a total of 4 805 post-mortem examinations, 1 330 clinical examinations and blood groupings, and 6 542 laboratory examinations in 1988.
Radiology-and-Dacology-Service
The Medical & Health Department's Institute of Radiology and Oncology has been reorganised since August 1988 so that it now comprises of three major divisions: the Diagnostic Radiology Division with the Nuclear Medicine Section, the Radiotherapy and Oncology Division with the Radiobiology Section, and the Medical Physics Division.
The Diagnostic Radiology Division provides a comprehensive diagnostic organ imaging service including conventional radiography, ultrasonography and computed tomography, for Government institutions and one Government subvented hospital, the Nam Long Hospital. A consultation service is available to all Government subvented hospitals and private medical practitioners on a fee charging basis. It is also involved in the planning of imaging departments of all new projects for hospital and specialty clinics.
The Nuclear Medicine Section, based at Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, is under the charge of a consultant of nuclear medicine. The function of the Section is to provide all aspects of clinical and laboratory nuclear medicine which involve the use of unsealed radionuclides in the diagnosis and management of disease.
The Radiotherapy and Oncology Division, based at the Queen Elisabeth, Queen Mary and Prince of Wales Hospitals, provides a
The Division comprehensive radiotherapy as well as chemotherapy service. treats about 85% of the cancer patients requiring radiation therapy in the population following the opening of another radiotherapy department in the private sector. It also treats private patients on a fee charging basis and is also involved in the planning of radiotherapy departments of all new hospital projects. The Division also operates a cancer registry which is responsible for the collection, compilation and analysis of cancer statistics for the whole territory.
The Radiobiology Section is engaged in cancer and radiobiological research, The Section plays an essential role in the basic training of radiotherapists and oncologists.
The Medical Physics Division looks after all the radiology, radiation related, and ancillary equipment of the Institute in all respects. It also provides medical physics service and basic training in radiation
The physics to the professional and technical staff of the Institute. Division also participates in the planning of new radiological project within the Institute and other units, and is also responsible for radiation safety within the Department as a whole.
The Institute operates 4 in-service training courses
: one for radiologists, one for radiotherapists and oncologists for the fellowship examinations of the Royal College of Radiologists in the United Kingdom, one for therapy radiographers for the diploma examination of the College of Radiographers in London, and one for Mould Laboratory Technicians for the certificate examination in Mould Laboratory Technology of the Medical and Health Department.
Pharmaceutical - Service
The
The Pharmaceutical Service is made up of two main divisions. Hospital and Clinic Pharmaceutical Service has a staff of 644 including 42 pharmacists. The second division is the Forensic Pharmacy Service with an establishment of 19 pharmacists supported by a number of clerical staff.
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