{"id":1565,"date":"2020-10-10T11:23:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T11:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralhealth.miy.app\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2023-07-26T08:51:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T00:51:42","slug":"world-mental-health-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centralhealth.com.hk\/zh-hant\/world-mental-health-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Mental Health Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outlook<\/strong>
\nAs expected, the number of cases of COVID 19 have continued to fall after the government\u2019s fairly draconian response to the recent outbreak.\u00a0\u00a0 We expect a continued reduction in cases as the government ramps up its surveillance and deals with gaps in the quarantine system. With this level of vigilance there is a good chance that any further local outbreaks will be spotted early and closed down quickly reducing the need for mass lockdowns.<\/p>\n

Central Health Day Care beds for\u00a0Urgent\u00a0Care<\/strong>
\nIn response to the private hospitals requiring negative COVID tests before emergency admission, Central Health is making two beds available for treatment of urgent problems for suitable patients who cannot be admitted privately.\u00a0 Patients who need intravenous antibiotics,\u00a0re-hydration\u00a0or pain relief may be better provided for in our day care unit rather than having to go to government hospitals or delay treatment pending their COVID tests.
\nPlease contact your usual doctor or our nurses if you have any\u00a0questions.<\/p>\n

Central Health urgent COVID tests<\/strong>
\nWe continue to offer routine and urgent COVID testing and can deliver COVID tests to your home and provide\u00a0tele-consults if needed. Please contact your doctor or email our senior nurse to arrange COVID testing.<\/p>\n

Mental\u00a0Health<\/strong>
\nWhen we look back on the COVID pandemic in 10 years time we might well conclude that the longest lasting consequences was to our mental health especially for our children and young people.
\nIt is particularly fitting that MindHK, the charity our senior partner Dr Lucy Lord, founded 4 years ago, which many of our doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, adminstrative\u00a0staff and patients have volunteered their time to support,is playing a vital role in improving youth mental health.
\nMany of our patients attended MindHK \u2018s first conference in 2017 and we hope many of you will attend the second of their triennial conferences focusing on youth mental health, perinatal mental health and how parents can improve their children\u2019s\u00a0mental health.
\nPress release<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mind.org.hk\/press-releases\/press-release-international-and-local-mental-health-experts-come-together-to-launch-hong-kong-mental-health-conference-2020-youth-in-focus\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nWebsite:<\/strong>\u00a0The website is now live here:\u00a0https:\/\/hkmentalhealthconference.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nTicketing Page:\u00a0<\/strong>The ticketing page is live here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.ticketflap.com\/hkmhcys<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hospital admissions,\u00a0hospital visiting and paediatric care during COVID.<\/strong>
\nWhilst it is unlikely that children would become ill with COVID many parents have raised concerns amid increasing surveillance about what might happen if their child tested positive for COVID 19. Some government hospitals are not allowing parents of COVID positive children to visit or stay with them in hospital. Whilst this makes sense from an infection control perspective there is no doubt it has a significant detrimental psychological and emotional impact on the child and their family particularly for children under 8\u00a0years.\u00a0 Stricter visiting has also been introduced in both government and private hospitals for non-COVID related problems.<\/p>\n

Policies in hospitals are changing frequently, bellow is our current understanding of private hospital policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hospital<\/strong><\/td>\nAdmission<\/strong><\/td>\nVisitors<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matilda<\/strong><\/td>\nElective admission\u00a0and Maternity<\/strong>: requires a negative COVID test within 6 days prior to admission<\/td>\nPaediatrics<\/strong>: both parents allowed to visit
\nAdult:<\/strong>\u00a0only one visitor allowed including maternity ward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency admission<\/strong>: will be isolated and tested for COVID with consequent cost until COVID result available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canossa<\/strong><\/td>\nElective admission and Maternity:<\/strong>\u00a0requires a negative COVID test within 72hrs prior to admission<\/td>\nPaediatrics:<\/strong>\u00a0both parents allowed to visit
\nAdult:<\/strong>\u00a0only two visitors allowed including maternity ward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency admission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0will be isolated and tested for COVID with consequent cost until COVID result available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adventist<\/strong><\/td>\nElective admission and Maternity:<\/strong>\u00a0requires a negative COVID test within 72hrs prior to admission<\/td>\nPaediatrics:<\/strong>\u00a0both parents allowed to visit with personal information registered
\nAdult<\/strong>: only two visitors allowed including maternity ward with personal information registered
\nVisitors staying over 3 hours will be required to do COVID test.\u00a0 This includes\u00a0Dads staying at\u00a0maternity unit<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency admission:<\/strong>\u00a0require a COVID negative\u00a0test if they have travelled outside of HK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gleneagles\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nElective admission and Maternity<\/strong>: COVID test not compulsory but strongly recommended<\/td>\nPaediatrics:<\/strong>\u00a0both parents allowed to visit with personal information registered.
\nAdult:<\/strong>\u00a0only two visitors allowed including maternity ward with personal information registered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency admission:<\/strong>\u00a0COVID test not compulsory but strongly recommended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanatorium<\/strong><\/td>\nElective admission and Maternity:<\/strong>\u00a0requires a negative COVID test within 72hrs prior to admission<\/td>\nPaediatrics:<\/strong>\u00a0both parents allowed to visit
\nAdult:<\/strong>\u00a0only two visitors allowed including maternity ward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emergency admission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0will be isolated and tested for COVID with consequent cost until COVID result available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Public hospitals<\/strong>
\nThere is no one policy for\u00a0public hospitals.\u00a0 The Hospital Authority website is not very helpful \u201cno visiting except on compassionate grounds on a case by case basis\u201d
\nBelow\u00a0is our current understanding from non official sources.<\/p>\n

As of 28-8-20<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hospital<\/strong><\/td>\nCOVID<\/strong><\/td>\nNon-COVID<\/strong><\/td>\nNotes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queen <\/strong>
\nMary\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHospital<\/strong><\/td>\n		COVID positive children can be in same ward as COVID positive parent- assuming parent is reasonably well and not on multiple drugs<\/td>\nRegular wards are allowing parents to accompany their child<\/td>\nNo cut off age as such for accompanying parent but within reason<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Non-COVID parent can stay with COVID positive child but they can\u2019t leave the ward until the child does, AND they face 14 days quarantine at a Centre (not at home)\u00a0 if they leave hospital.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince of <\/strong>
\nWales\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHospital<\/strong><\/td>\n		COVID positive child can be admitted with COVID positive parent in the SAME ward, if bed situation allows, and if the parent’s condition is stable enough<\/td>\nNo visiting allowed except for ICU but there will be compassionate allowances<\/td>\nCut off age for parent accompanying child is 8 years, although this may vary with children e.g. ADD kids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COVID negative parent can be in the ward with a COVID positive child, subject to CHP approval, but cannot leave once in the ward<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Princess <\/strong>
\nMargaret <\/strong>
\nHospital<\/strong><\/td>\n		COVID positive child under 6 years may be accompanied by one parent and the parent is required to quarantined for 14 days after child is discharged<\/td>\nNo visiting for non COVID cases
\nSCBU 1 hour visit alternate days
\nNICU 1 hour per day one parent<\/td>\n		Cut off age for parent accompanying child is 6 years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pamela <\/strong>
\nYoude\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNethersole\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEastern Hospital<\/strong><\/td>\n		COVID positive child one parent may accompany on compassionate ground.\u00a0 The parent must stay in the isolation room.<\/td>\nNo visiting in general ward.
\nAge<7 two designated carers can register and 1 can accompany the patient at any one time
\nAge >7, based on compassionate ground but at most 1 visit per week for 1 hour only<\/td>\n		For Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) only breast feeding mothers will be allowed to visit<\/p>\n

For\u00a0neonatal\/\u00a0paediatric intensive care unit \u2013 parents will be allowed to visit on compassionate\u00a0grounds.\u00a0\u00a0If allowed only 1 visitor each time and only once a week for maximum of 1 hour.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tuen Mun <\/strong>
\nHospital<\/strong><\/td>\n		Parents of COVID \/ Non-COVID not allowed to stay or visit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please also note that CHP (Centre for Health Protection) assigns the hospital for COVID admissions, this is not a patient choice, they may take into account the patient\u2019s address but are not required to allocate hospitals according to residence.<\/p>\n

Please see PDF version of this newsletter to view the table<\/a><\/p>\n

For anyone who needs reminding, our infection control advice and previous updates on topics such as adult and children\u2019s mental health are on our website.\u00a0www.centralhealth.com.hk<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

MindHK have also produced some great resources to combat COVID related stress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVID Mental Health Resources (Adult):\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n