PWH appoints Root Cause Analysis Panel to conduct thorough investigation on serious untoward event

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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     The spokesperson for Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) made the following announcement today (June 16):

     PWH has appointed the Root Cause Analysis Panel to conduct thorough investigation on the serious untoward event announced on June 14. The panel members are as follows:

Chairperson:

Professor Fok Tai-fai
Former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Members:
Professor Chair Sek-ying
Vice-Director of Research, the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mr Peter Mok Kwok-woo
Member, Subcommittee on Quality and Safety, Hospital Governing Committee, Prince of Wales Hospital

Dr Lee Kwok-piu
Chairperson, Hospital Authority Coordinating Committee (Paediatrics) / Chief of Service, Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Dr Sara Ho Yuen-ha
Chief Manager (Patient Safety & Risk Management), Hospital Authority

Ms Chan Lai-hung
Cluster General Manager (Nursing), Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority

Ms Chan Man-yi
Nurse Consultant (Neonatal Care), Kowloon West Cluster, Hospital Authority

     The panel will complete the investigation and recommend improvement measures within eight weeks. The report will be submitted to the Hospital Authority Head Office.