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About HKCH
Medical Social Services Unit
Introduction
We strive to offer quality and continuous care for our patients and their families.
Our medical social workers would provide them with timely psycho-social intervention to cope with or solve their problems arising from illness, trauma or disability.
As a member of the clinical team, medical social workers would link up medical and social services to facilitate the patients' recovery and rehabilitation in the community.
Scope of Services
- Psycho-social assessment
- Counselling to patients and their families
- Pre‐admission and discharge planning and follow‐up services
- Offer financial or material assistance e.g. waiving of medical charges, application for trust funds, referral for social security, and purchase of medical appliances, etc.
- Collaborate with the medical team to formulate treatment and rehabilitation plan
- Make referral for rehabilitation services and community resources for patients and their families
- Advocate patient's rights and benefits
Medical Social Services Unit
Service Hours:
Monday to Friday:
9:00am – 12:30pm and
1:30pm – 5:00pm
1:30pm – 5:00pm
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays:
closed
Location:
2/F, Training and Research Tower (Tower A)
Telephone:
Fax:
3512 7644