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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1986
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PAULINE NG, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THE COMMISSIONER HAD, IN FACT, RECENTLY WRITTEN TO ONE OF THE LICENSEES ON THIS SUBJECT, ON THE ADVICE OF THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD.
THE COMMISSIONER RECOGNISED HOWEVER, THAT MANY PURPORTEDLY HISTORICAL DRAMAS ON TELEVISION NORMALLY CONTAINED A GOOD DEGREE OF DRAMATIC LICENCE, SIR DAVID SAID.
+BECAUSE OF THIS, THE COMMISSIONER EXERCISES HIS POWER WITH GREAT CARE, HE ADDED.
HOSPITAL CONSULTANT DUTIES EXPLAINED
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THE SUBJECT OF THE RATIO OF CONSULTANTS TO HOSPITAL BEDS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE REPORT ON THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN HOSPITALS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
AND, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE REPORT WOULD BE PUBLISHED SHORTLY AS A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT, ADDED.
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REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG, MR CHAMBERS SAID AT PRESENT A CONSULTANT IN A CLINICAL UNIT OF A REGIONAL HOSPITAL WAS IN CHARGE OF ABOUT 120 BEDS.
HOWEVER, WHILE THE CONSULTANT HAD OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENT-CARE, IT HAD TO BE EMPHASISED THAT THERE WERE ALSO A NUMBER OF SENIOR MEDICAL STAFF HOLDING SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS IN EACH OF THE CLINICAL UNITS WHO SHARED WITH HIM THE DUTIES OF PROVIDING SPECIALIST CARE TO PATIENTS, HE SAID.
AS FOR THE RATIO OF CONSULTANTS TO PATIENTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, HE SAID THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REVIEWED THE PROJECTED OVERALL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISION OF MANPOWER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD, BUT DID NOT REVIEW THE NEED FOR DOCTORS OF A SPECIFIC RANK OR HOLDING PARTICULAR QUALIFICATIONS.
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