Allied Health Services
Introduction of Allied Health Services
Allied Health (AH) professionals are a cluster of health care professionals other than doctors and nurses, who provide patient care through rehabilitation, supporting diagnosis, supporting technology adoption etc. in collaboration with other clinical team members. Their evolvement was largely associated with the rapid clinical and technical advances in medical science of the twentieth century.
The AH professionals have undergone arrays of specialised professional training. Although the roles and functions of the AH professionals are unique and varied, as a whole they represent an identifiable and essential component in the whole journey of patient care.
List of all Allied Health Clinics
Appointment Booking Means
With a referral letter issued by Hospital Authority (HA), new case booking can be made through “BookHA (Book SOPC)” feature of HA mobile app “HA Go” for the following specialties:
- Clinical Psychology Service
- Dietetics Service
- Occupational Therapy Service
- Physiotherapy Service
- Podiatry Service
- Prosthetics & Orthotics Service
- Speech Therapy Service
Patients should bring along with their valid identify document and investigation reports and X-ray films, if any, at the first time of the appointment.
For details, please refer to the
webpage of “BookHA” under HA Go website.
If the condition turns acute before the appointment, the patient can seek immediate treatment at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments.
Useful Information
List of Hospitals / Clinics with Hydrotherapy Pool:
Hong Kong Island
- MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
- Tang Shiu Kin Hospital
- The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay
Kowloon
- Caritas Medical Centre
- Kowloon Hospital
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- United Christian Hospital
- Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre
New Territories
- Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital
- Pok Oi Hospital
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Remarks: Availability is subject to change
Patients are advised to firstly book new case appointment with the referral letter presented to any nearby Physiotherapy Department of HA or submit the referral letter through “HA Go” for initial assessment. Patients who are assessed by physiotherapist of HA as being suitable for hydrotherapy will be arranged to receive hydrotherapy at designated venue managed by HA even if hydrotherapy pool is not available in the hospital where patients are receiving physiotherapy treatment.