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Our public healthcare system is on the verge of collapse

Discipline Hong Kong (1) Singapore (2)

Non- Major Minor Non-
Critical Emergency Urgent Semi-urgent Critical
Accident & Emergency (in minutes) urgent Emergencies Emergencies Emergency
0 8 26 114 127 7 20 45 NA

New Cases Triage Priority 1 Priority 2 Routine Overall
Specialist Orthopaedics & 1 5 73 4
outpatient (in Traumatology
weeks) (3)
Ophthalmology
1 3 51 3

Note. Source. Food and Health Bureau; Yap & Qian (2016)
(1) Hong Kong’s average waiting time for Accident & Emergency services in various triage categories at public hospitals (overall) in 2017-18 (up to 31 December 2017).
(2) Singapore’s average median waiting time cases for Accident & Emergency services in various triage categories at public hospitals between January 2013 and June 2016.
(3) Hong Kong’s figures refer to median waiting time of new cases in various triage categories at public hospitals in 2017-18 (up to 31 December 2017). Singapore figures refer to new 4
appointments, excluding those referred from the Emergency Department who receive medical consultation within the same day, across public healthcare institutions between January
2013 and June 2016.