The National Health Service (NHS) delegation visited the Medical Service Department at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s General Hospital.
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The National Health Service (NHS) delegation visited the Medical Service Department at Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s General Hospital.
(September 12, 2023) Representatives from the National Health Service (NHS), England, and representatives from British Embassy Bangkok visited the BMA’s General Hospital (Klang Hospital) to explore and understand medical services, disease prevention, training, education, and development in various areas of the Medical Service Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, including exchanging perspectives and experience and discussing management challenges which will be mutually beneficial in developing the quality of patient services, health care, and public health systems.
Mrs. Kutcharin Jiamsripong, Deputy Director of Medical Service Department, and executives of BMA’s General Hospital welcomed representatives from the National Health Service (NHS) in England to exchange knowledge and experiences and observe the services of BMS’s General Hospital. Also visited medical services, disease prevention, and development in various areas of the Medical Service Department. Including exchanging views and experiences and discussing patient services, daily management, primary and secondary health care systems, and public health systems between Bangkok and England. Executives of the General Hospital led the NHS delegation to visit various departments in the General Hospital, including Diagnostic Radiology Pepartment, Psychiatric Department, and Emergency Department. The delegation also had an opportunity to observe Motorlances in action, a motorcycle ambulance used to help reach patients quickly, especially in small alleys, within the 8-minute target response time (2 minutes from the location and 6 minutes to the patient).
The National Health Service (NHS) is the health care agency in England responsible for a wide range of treatment areas following NHS standards for access to care, including cancer, mental health, primary care, holistic care, preventive medicine, and emergency medicine. The NHS Foundation Trusts / NHS Trusts are government agencies that provide healthcare services to the NHS, consisting of a board of executives and a non-executive director, an outside director, or an independent director. The NHS Foundation Trusts are committed to delivering timely global and comprehensive health services to address evolving health and care needs, including secondary healthcare in England. The services are categorized into four types: 1) Hospital (emergency), 2) Ambulance service for non-emergency access to other healthcare services, 3) Community health service, which includes home visits for minor injuries and outpatient services, and 4) Mental health. Despite ongoing efforts, there remains a disparity between physical and mental health services, with only 26 percent of adults with mental health issues receiving care. Additionally, mental health expenses are rising, and there is a shortage of capacity to address service demands adequately.
References
https://iao.bangkok.go.th/content-detail/27526
