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DIRECT ENGAGEMENT |
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Clients are required to pay an introductory fee to QHNA for directly engaging the nurses referred by us. Please contact our HealthCare Administrator for such arrangement. |
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FEES FOR NURSES CALLED OUT AT NIGHT OR IN AN EMERGENCY |
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Fees for nurses/carers called out during the night (8:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.) will be charged as a full shift (12 hours), plus a taxi fare will be charged if the nurse is called out after 10:00 p.m. |
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Fees for nurses/carers called out in an emergency during the day : if the order is made before 10:00 a.m., the charge will be a full shift rate. Calls made after 10:00 a.m. will be charged to the nearest hour. |
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There will be a charge of HK$100 taxi fare for the nursing shift which is started/finished before 6:30 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. |
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TYPHOON AND BLACK RAIN RATES |
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Fees for nurses working during typhoon signal no. 8 will be one and a half times normal rates, starting from the time that the no. 8 signal is raised (charged to the nearest shift) plus HK$100.00 for the nurses' taxi fare to/ from work.
An Additional Charge of HK$50.00 for taxi fare to/ from work also applies to nurses working during black rain.
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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS |
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For Chinese Nurses and Nursing Aides, the following shifts during Chinese New Year will be charged at double the normal shift rate :
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| Lunar New Year Eve |
Night duty |
| 1st day of Lunar New Year |
Day and night duty |
| 2nd day of Lunar New Year |
Day and night duty |
| 3rd day of Lunar New Year |
Day duty |
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ACCOUNTS |
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Normally accounts will be rendered weekly, but for a period of less than a week they will be submitted on termination of our service. |
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Payment can be made by cheque, cash or transfer to our bank account. Please refer to our invoice for details. |
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For visitors from overseas, payment in Hong Kong dollars is required. |
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Advanced payment is required for nurses escorting patients overseas. |
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LATE PAYMENT CHARGE |
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QHNA reserves the right to add a 5% surcharge should accounts remain unpaid after 15 days, and the nurses/carers introduced by QHNA are also entitled to stop providing any further services forthwith.
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CANCELLATION CHARGES |
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A cancellation charge equivalent to a Brief Visit rate will be levied for orders not cancelled more than four hours prior to the start of their shift.
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DISCLAIMER |
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QHNA is an employment agency and that nurses/carers introduced by QHNA are not its staff or employees. QHNA undertakes reasonable background checks on nurses/carers placed by it as their agent but does not accept any responsibility for the conduct or professional expertise of the nurses/carers once placed or any liability in respect of same and it is the client's responsibility to supervise and be responsible for such conduct and professional expertise of the nurses/carers once work has commenced.
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