Anaesthesia
The anaesthetic service carried out 247 operating sessions a week and 9 emergency operating theatres on a 24 hour basis. 60,902 operations were performed under anaesthesis in 1980, an increase of 2 compared with 1979. The staff in Anaesthesia Unit of Princess Margaret Hospital continued to provide anaesthetic service to other district hospitals and clinical units in the New Territories on a part time basis.
Medical Staff
VII Training Programmes
Graduates of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong have been recognised by the General Medical Council of Great Britain since 1911. Both the Government and the University maintain a comprehensive post graduate training programe. Opportunities are available for doctors to sit for higher professional examinations in Hong Kong by, dual arrangement with various organisations in U.K. and Australia, Higher professional examinations were held here by the Royal College of Physician, the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologiste, the Royal Australian College of Surgeons and the Royal Australian College of Radiologista. In 1980/81 over 100 doctors were sent overses for postgraduate medical training on government or other scholarships.
The University of Hong Kong is now producing about 150 medical doctors a year. The second medical school, in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, will start ite first intake of 60 students in September 1981 who will be qualified by 1985.
Dental Staff
Training in dentistry is now available in Hong Kong in the Prince Philip Dental Hospital which made ite first intake of 60 studenta in September 1980 and it is expected that they shall graduate by the year 1985 to serve the local community. Dental therapists and hygienista are being trained in the MacLahore Dental Centre and they are providing a reasonable standard of regular dental health care to school children who have joined the school dental scheme,
Nursing Staff
There are at present three government hospital schools of nursing for general registered nara 66. A fourth school will be established in the New Prince of Wales Hospital in 1982, and another school in the future Tuen Mun Hospital in 1985. Other approved nures training schools are attached to government assisted or private hospitals.
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Two paychiatric nurse training schools are established in Castle Peak Hospital and the new Kwai Chung Hospital and the former also offers training for enrolled nurses. In addition there is an enrolled curva training school in Koskom Hospital äth an output of about 120 nurses por your. Another similar enrolled nurse training school has been planned for Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
1,869 general and 206 paychiatric student nurses are undergoing a 3-year training course leading to registration with the Nursing Board of Hong Kong. 656 general and 94 psychiatric pupil nurses are undergoing a 2-year training course leading to enrollment with the Nursing Board of Hong Kong
The Government aluo runs post graduate in-service training courses for both the registered and enrolled nurses in midwifery, health nursing and community nursing, In 1980, 26 aurses were Beat oversea for training in special courses in health education, occupational health and psychiatric nursing.
Fara Medical Staff
An institute of Medical and Health Care at the Hong Kong Polytechnic provides training for various grades of paramedical staff including radiographers, physiotherapists, occupational therapiete, medical laboratory technicians and dental laboratory technicians. Inservice training and post qualification training courses are also available for those serving in the civil services.
VIII Medical Development
A White Paper titled "The Further Development of Medical and Health Services in Hong Kong" published in 1974 provides a blue print for the future development of the services in the next 10 years. Development is reviewed annually by the Medical Development Advisory Committee (HDAC). A 10-year Medical Development programme published in 1979 contained proposals for the further development of medical and health services over the next decade.
Further expansion of the medical development programme includes the establishment of 5 major hospitals of over 1,000 beds each and more than 20 clinics and polyclinica in the new towns and population centres,
The Prince of Wales Hospital and Polyclinic is scheduled to open in 1983 serving the East NT Region. It will also be the teaching hospital for the medical school of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Another major hospital of about 1,400 beds is being planned for Tuen Mun New Town serving the Heat NT Region. Other major hospitale are planned for Fast Kowloon, Tai Po and Shau Kei Wan,
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