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Higher
or
Polytechnic)
Diploma
from (e.g.
Hong Kong
course in
by
the
Professional
in the specific field. The local professional
diagnostic radiography for example is recognised
Radiographers in the UK and enables
College of
graduates to enrol
specialised training.
required
for
these
professions
are
in Master's degree courses for further
The length and depth of training
that of
similar
to
nurse.
4.
The expansion and
development of HK's hospital
services
for
the
establishment
of
the
through
example
Hospital Authority and opening of new facilities in the
early 1990s will
increase the demand for health associate
professionals.
The
manpower position of
this
group
indicates some cause for concern. Their emigration rate is
2.9% (which is higher than nurses and midwives at 2.5%).
The wastage of this group as a whole in the public service
was 10.1% in 1988/89, an increase over wastage of 8.6% in
wastage rates for nurses in the two years
1987/88.
The
were 7.8% and 5% respectively.
5.
Based
on the arguments
professionals, as with nurses:
(a)
form
an
integral
that
health associate
part
of the
supporting
structure in the medical and health system;
SECRET
يا
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