Doctor-sessions Demand
Consulting Room Requirements
Year
Year
General General
O.P.D. Spec.
Eye
E.N.T. M.C.H.
Chest
Social Psychi- and Thoracic Hygiene
Total
atric
General O.P.D.
Eye
Chest E.N.T.M.C.H. and
Thoracic
Social Psychi- Hygiene atric
Total
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976 ...
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
42,389 3,621 68,425
1,607 12,508 13,159 5,483 5,251
71,650 46,222 3,719
1,650 14,082 12,918 5,774 5,887
74,375 49,789 3,784 1,679 15,665 12,991
77,250 53,500 3,853 1,707 16,800 13,231 82,225 57,333 3,924 1,739 18,037 13,287
83,400 61,322 3,999 1,775 19,326 13,047
86,700 65,467 4,076 1,807 20,715 13,290
90,175 69,767 4,156 1,843 22,172 13,039
93,800 74,233 4,237 1,879 23,677 12,930 7,686 12,496 230,938
97,625 78,856 4,321 1,918 25,307 12,881 8,000 14,009 242,917
101,575 83,656 4,387 1,957 26,213 13,044 8,328 15,036 254,196
152,443
1972
112
1973
117
161,902
1974
122
6,014 6,534 170,821
1975
127
6,265
7,260
179,866
1976
135
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14
14
14
15
1977
137
15
6,524 8,068 191,137
1978
142
15
6,807 8,969
198,645
1979
148
15
1980
154
16
7,089 10,008 209,152
1981
160
16
7,382 11,167 219,701
1982
167
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27
29
31
33
36
38
7
41
44 47
7
48
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24
10
24
11
24
11
24
12
24
12
24
13
24
13
24
14
24
14
24
15
24
15
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10
198
11
210
12
218
13
227
15
240
17
249
19
258
21
270
23
282
26
295
28
305
Note. Clinics at Government-assisted hospitals currently deal with about 10 per cent additional patients and further patients are seen by private general practi- tioners. This section of the present report covers only Government clinics, and assumes that a similar proportion of patients will continue to be seen by other clinics and G.Ps. in the future.
13. A further factor-the number of sessions per consulting room per day-determines the clinic building requirements for the forecast doctor-sessions demand. Most clinics open for two sessions per day but close on Sundays, public holidays and half-day Saturdays; at this rate 538 sessions per room per year are possible. However, there are exceptions: some of the general out-patient department clinics open two rooms for three sessions per day and on public holidays too. The extra sessions achieved increase the average for general O.P.D. clinics from 538 to 613.
14. Consulting room requirements can now be calculated by divid- ing the sessions per room per year into the doctor-sessions demand. For example, 68,425 general out-patient doctor-sessions in 1972 divided by 613 gives a figure of consulting room requirements for that year as 112. The full table is given below:
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Note. Rooms for general specialties are provided in some polyclinics but also in some hospitals too. Frequently the rooms are subdivided into cubicles. Because of the difficulties these factors cause in calculating requirements, rooms for general specialties have been omitted.
15. The figures in paragraph 14 are thus to be regarded as the general standard to be set for the end of 1982 in respect of provision of clinic consulting rooms by the Government. The correct proportions of other facilities, such as waiting rooms and treatment rooms, are also needed.
CHAPTER 3
PROJECTS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE STANDARDS SET: HOSPITAL BEDS
16. With the likely shift of population from existing urban areas to the new towns the need for new facilities will be largely in new develop- ment areas such as Kwun Tong and the New Territories. As regards availability of sites for hospitals and clinics in new development areas, it appears that these can be made available without much difficulty provided that early applications are put in for them, since schools, housing etc. will be competing for the land also. The areas requested should be large enough to allow for expansion, so that the ratio of 5.5
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