NESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1985
SIR JOHN SAID T. AFTER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL THEE RULES WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR EARLY IN JANUARY, AND SUBJECT TO HIS APPROVAL, WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE NEXT MONTH,
+THEY WILL THEN COME INTO FORCE ON FEBRUARY 1, 1986. ANTICIPATE ANY FURTHER DELAY, SIR JOHN ADDED.
I DO NOT
HEALTH SERVICES NOT AFFECTED BY STAFF TURNOVER
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THE OVERALL QUALITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES CAN BE MAINTAINED SATISFACTORILY DESPITE THE PRESENT TURNOVER AND VACANCY RATES OF DOCTORS AND NURSING STAFF IN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON LEE YU-TAI, MR CHAMBERS GAVE THE TURNOVER AND VACANCY RATES AS FOLLOWS:
TURNOVER RATE
VACANCY RATE
1984
END OF 1984
DOCTORS
GOVERNMENT SECTOR
9.4 PER CENT
SUBVENTED SECTOR
23.6 PER CENT
6.5 PER CENT
10.7 PER CENT
NURSING STAFF
GOVERNMENT SECTOR
SUBVENTED SECTOR
3.2 PER CENT
7.7 PER CENT
0.9 PER CENT
7.6 PER CENT
WHILE NOTING THAT THE TURNOVER RATES WERE HIGH, PARTICULARLY FOR DOCTORS IN THE SUBVENTED SECTOR, MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT SINCE THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENT OF STAFF BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED SECTORS. THE TURNOVER RATE FOR THE TWO SECTORS COMBINED WAS PERHAPS OF GREATER SIGNIFICANCE.
IN 1984 THIS TURNOVER RATE WAS 11 PER CENT FOR DOCTORS AND 3.7 PER CENT FOR NURSES, HE SAID. +THIS COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH THE SAME TURNOVER RATES IN 1979 WHICH WERE 12.7 PER TENT AND 4.2 PER CENT.+
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