WEDNESDAY, SEPTIMBER 2, 1987
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THE OBJECTIVES
OF THE
SERVICE ARE TO PROVIDE DOMICILIARY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NURSING CARE AND TREATMENT ΤΟ PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND TO PROVIDE NURSING CARR IN THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF GERIATRIC AND HANDICAPPED PATIENTS IN HOME ENVIRONMENT.
THE SERVICE ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MOTIVATION FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICIPATING IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS OF THE PATIENTS.
IN 1986, 212,200 HOME VISITS WERE MADE TO MORE THAN 12,000 PATIENTS BY 205 COMMUNITY NURSES.
AT PRESENT, THE COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE IS RUN BY SEVEN SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT HAS SIX HOSPITAL STATIONS AND 42 SATELLITE CENTRES 14 RUN BY GOVERNMENT AND 28 BY SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS.
MEMBERS WERE TOLD THAT IN THE COMING DECADE, 11 NEW CENTRES WILL BE BUILT TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMAND.
A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE PATTERN OF USAGE OF THE SERVICE IS THE RELATIVELY HIGH USE BY ELDERLY PATIENTS. THE PATIENTS AGED 65 AND OVER USING THE SERVICE HAS RISEN CENT IN 1977/78 TO 40.7 PER CENT IN 1985/86.
PROPORTION OF FROM 20.4 PER
IN VIEW OF A SUBSTANTIAL DEMAND FOR THE COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE BY OUTPATIENT CLINICS, THE MDAC HAS DECIDED TO EXTEND THE SCOPE OF THE SERVICE FROM REFERRAL BY PUBLIC HOSPITALS ΤΟ INCLUDE OUTPATIENT CLINICS.
INTO THE
DURING THE MEETING, THE COMMITTEE ALSO LOOKED DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING SERVICE WHICH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1982 TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE FOR MENTAL PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL AND TO READJUST THEM FOR HOME LIFE.
MENTAL PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL ARE REFERRED FOR COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE AND PARTICULAR ATTENTION 19 PAID TO PATIENTS REQUIRING LONGER AND MORE INTENSIVE FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT..
AT PRESENT THERE ARE SIX COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING STATIONS EMPLOYING 43 NURSES.
IN 1986, THE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSES PAID MORE THAN 10,000 HOME VISITS TO DISCHARGED PATIENTS.
IT IS PLANNED THAT IN THE NEXT DECADE FIVE MORE CENTRES WILL BE PROVIDED TO COPE WITH INCREASING DEMAND.
THIS YEAR,