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Ambulance Services Review Steering Group
Terms of Reference and Objectives
ANNEX A
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Terms of Reference
To undertake a review of the Ambulance Command of the Fire Services
Department.
Objectives
1. To examine inter alia the following policy and operational aspects of
providing an ambulance service :
The Fire Services Ordinance.
Definition of calls to be covered by Government.
(i) (ii)
(iii)
Clients serviced.
(iv)
Types of patients.
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
Classification of calls.
Activation and response times.
Standards of treatment by ambulance crews.
(viii) Types of service i.e. degree of specialisation.
(ix)
(x)
Who should provide the types of service?
Types of vehicle.
(xi)
Method of determining vehicle requirements.
(xii) Charges for ambulance services.
(xiii) Management structure.
(xiv) Manning levels.
2.
3.
(xv)
Shift systems.
(xvi)
Co-ordination of vehicle procurement, staff
recruitment and training.
To determine the most suitable and cost-effective ambulance service for
Hong Kong and to recommend the policy guidelines necessary to achieve this objective.
To establish a system for reviewing the future resources required for the
ambulance service.