FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987
TO CONCLUDE, MR CHAMBERS REITERATED THREE POINTS: FIRST, THE RRORGANISATION AIMS TO MAXIMISE DEVOLUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY; SECOND, UNDER THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, SUBVENTED HOSPITALS WOULD HAVE DIRECT PARTICIPATION AND; LASTLY, SO FAR AS THE STAFF IS CONCERNED THERE WILL BE EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION BEFORE ANY CHANGES IN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE ARE INTRODUCED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ANNEX A
OVERALL ORGANISATION STRUCTURE FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES
ANNEX B
MAJOR TASKS OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
ANNEX C
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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ANNEX A WILL BE SENT BY THE FACSIMILE NETWORK LATER.
MAJOR TASKS OF HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
ANNEX B
(A) TO DETERMINE, IN LINE WITH THE OBJECTIVES
GOVERNMENT, THE RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO BE IN HOSPIATLS;
(B)
(C)
(D)
SET PROVIDED
BY
TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE STATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL SERVICES AND TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT ON THEIR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT;
TO INDENTIFY PROBLEMS IN THE SYSTEM, To ANALYSE THE CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS AND THE EFFECT OF SUCH PROBLEMS, AND TO PRODUCE SOLUTIONS;
TO DETERMINE OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF SEVICES, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE SETTING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE TARGETS, AND ESTABLISHING PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO MONITOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVALUATE PERFORMANCE;
(E)
TO CO-ORDINATE THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL PLANS FORECASTS FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR SUBMISSION TO THE GOVERNMENT;
AND
/(F) TO CO-ORDINATE,