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Ord. No. 68 of 1990
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
(5) The relevant provisions of Schedule 3 shall have effect with respect to the Authority and its members.
(6) The Authority shall not be regarded as a servant or agent of the Govern- ment or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Government.
(7) Part VII of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
(Cap. 1) shall apply to the Authority and appointments to the Authority except in so far as it is inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance.
(8) Every appointment under subsection (3) shall be notified in the Gazette.
4.
Functions of the Authority
The Authority shall--
(a) in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and the relevant agreements referred to in section 5(a) entered into, manage and control public hospitals;
(b) advise the Government of the needs of the public for hospital
services and of the resources required to meet those needs;
(c) manage and develop the public hospitals system in ways which
are conducive to achieving the following objectives-
(i) to use hospital beds, staff, equipment and other resources efficiently to provide hospital services of the highest possible standard within the resources obtainable;
(ii) to improve the efficiency of hospital services by developing appropriate management structures, systems and perform- ance measures;
(iii) to improve the environment in public hospitals to meet the
needs of patients;
(iv) to attract, motivate and retain qualified staff;
(v) to encourage public participation in the operation of the
public hospitals system; and
(vi) to ensure accountability to the public for the management
and control of the public hospitals system;
(d) recommend to the Secretary for Health and Welfare, for the purposes of section 18, appropriate policies on fees for the use of hospital services by the public, having regard to the principle that no person should be prevented, through lack of means, from obtaining adequate medical treatment;
(e) establish, and assist others to establish, public hospitals; (f) promote, assist and take part in-
(i) the education and training of persons involved or to be involved in hospital services or other services relevant to the health of the public; and
(ii) research relating to hospital services;
醫院管理局條例
1990年第68號條例
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(5) 附表3的有關條文適用於醫管局及其成員。
(6) 醫管局不得被視為政府的僱員或代理人,亦不得被視為享有政府的地位、豁 免權或特權。
(7) 《釋義及通則條例》(第1章)第VII部對醫管局及成員委任事宜適用,但與本條 例條文有抵觸的除外。
(8) 根據第(3)款作出的每項委任,須在憲報公布。
4. 醫管局的職能
醫管局須——
(a) 按照本條例的條文及經訂立的第5(a)條所指的有關協議,管理及掌管公
營醫院;
(b) 就公衆對醫院服務的需求及應付該等需求所需的資源,向政府提供意
見;
(c) 以有助於達到以下目標的方式,管理及發展公營醫院系統—————
(i)有效率地運用醫院病床、人手、器材及其他資源,以期在可獲得的
資源範圍內盡可能提供最高水平的醫院服務;
(ii) 藉發展適當的管理架構、制度及工作表現評估方法,改善醫院服務
的效率;
(ii)改善公營醫院內的環境,以符合病人的需要;
(iv)吸引、激勵及留用合資格的職員;
(v)鼓勵公眾參與公營醫院系統的運作;及
(vi)確保有關人士就管理及掌管公營醫院系統對公眾負責:
(f) 為實施第18條,就公眾使用醫院服務須付的費用,向衛生福利司建議恰 當的政策,但須顧及不應有人因缺乏金錢而不能獲得適當醫療的原則; (e) 設立並協助他人設立公營醫院;
(f)促進、協助及參與——
(i) 教育及訓練參加或將參加醫院服務或其他公眾健康服務的人的事宜
; 及
(ii) 與醫院服務有關的研究;